diān pèi

Traditional: 顛沛

颠沛 (diān pèi) is a Chinese word meaning “to fall over; to stumble; (fig.) to suffer hardship; to be in desperate straits”.

Meanings

  1. 1to fall over; to stumble
  2. 2(fig.) to suffer hardship; to be in desperate straits

Characters in 颠沛

颠diān · top (of the head)沛pèi · copious

Related words

颠倒to turn upside down颠top (of the head)颠覆to topple (i.e. knock over)精力充沛vigorous颠簸to be jolted around (car on a bumpy road, boat on a rough sea, aircraft experiencing turbulence)不列颠Britain大不列颠Great Britain充沛abundant; plentiful沛copious颠倒黑白lit. to invert black and white (idiom); to distort the truth deliberately颠倒是非(idiom) to distort right and wrong; to deliberately mislead颠沛流离homeless and miserable (idiom); to wander about in a desperate plight

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