wāi
歪 (wāi) is a Chinese word meaning “askew; at a crooked angle; devious”.
Meanings
- 1askew
- 2at a crooked angle
- 3devious
- 4noxious
- 5(coll.) to lie on one's side
- Part of speech
- adjective
Related words
歪to sprain (one's ankle) (Tw)歪曲to distort歪理fallacious reasoning东倒西歪to lean unsteadily from side to side (idiom)歪打正着to succeed by a lucky stroke上梁不正下梁歪lit. If the upper beam is not straight, the lower beam will be crooked (idiom); fig. subordinates imitate their superiors' vices歪歪扭扭crooked; askew歪门邪道dishonest practices歪歪斜斜shuddering歪斜crooked歪风unhealthy trend七扭八歪misshapen