dōng dǎo xī wāi

Traditional: 東倒西歪

东倒西歪 (dōng dǎo xī wāi) is a Chinese word meaning “to lean unsteadily from side to side (idiom); to sway; (of buildings etc) to lean at a crazy angle”.

Meanings

  1. 1to lean unsteadily from side to side (idiom)
  2. 2to sway
  3. 3(of buildings etc) to lean at a crazy angle

Characters in 东倒西歪

东dōng · east倒dǎo · to fall; to collapse; to lie horizontally西xī · west歪wāi · askew

Related words

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