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倒灶

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Chinese

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upset; turn over; to tip
upset; turn over; to tip; to pour; to go home; to the contrary; inverted; to fall; to collapse; to topple; to change; to fail; bankrupt
 
kitchen stove
trad. (倒灶/倒竈) /
simp. (倒灶)
alternative forms 倒造

Pronunciation

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Verb

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倒⫽灶 (verb-object)

  1. (dialectal) to collapse; to fall; to decline (in status or wealth)
  2. (Cantonese) to be more of a hindrance than a help
  3. (Gan, derogatory) to damn (used as a curse)

Adjective

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倒灶

  1. (dialectal) unlucky; out of luck
  2. (Huizhou, Jinhua Wu) bad; terrible
  3. (Jinhua Wu) poor; impoverished

Synonyms

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Noun

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倒灶

  1. (Eastern Min, derogatory) spendthrift (especially female)