倒悬之苦 in English dao4 xuan2 zhi1 ku3 Meaning

Meanings

  • literally (word for word) the pain of being hanged upside down (idiomatic expression); metaphorically extremely critical situation
  • dire straits

Simplified Characters

倒 悬 之 苦

Traditional Characters

倒 懸 之 苦

Pinyin

dao4 xuan2 zhi1 ku3

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

倒dao4to fall 悬xuan2to hang or suspend 之zhi1(possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的[de5]) 苦ku3bitter