倒懸之苦

dou3 jyun4 zi1 fu2

lit. the pain of being hanged upside down (idiom); fig. extremely critical situation · dire straits

2 Written Forms

Meanings

  1. lit. the pain of being hanged upside down (idiom); fig. extremely critical situation
  2. dire straits

Written Forms

倒懸之苦Traditional · Main Form
倒悬之苦Alternate Form

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