Nantoka/倒灶dǎo zào倒灶 (dǎo zào) is a Chinese word meaning “to fall (from power); in decline; unlucky”.Meanings1to fall (from power)2in decline3unluckyCharacters in 倒灶倒dǎo · to fall; to collapse; to lie horizontally灶zào · kitchen stoveRelated words倒to fall; to collapse; to lie horizontally倒to invert; to place upside down or frontside back倒霉to have bad luck倒数to count backwards (from 10 down to 0)倒数inverse number倒下to collapse摔倒to fall down倒是contrary to what one might expect打倒to overthrow击倒to knock down颠倒to turn upside down晕倒to faintStudy Chinese with flashcards →