- 阝(mound; region of earth)RADICAL
- 月(moon)ASSOCIATIVE
Dark shadows appear when the moon hides behind an earthen mound.
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阴沟里翻船
阴沟里翻船
to meet with unexpected failure (idiom)
2 meanings
MEANING2 meanings
MEANING
- 壹
to meet with unexpected failure (idiom)
- 貳
to fail miserably (where failure was not expected)
STROKE ORDER
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 氵(water; liquid)RADICAL
- 勾(hook; curved)PHONO-SEMANTIC
A canal or ditch is a curved stream of water flowing around like a fish hook.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 衣(clothes; garment)RADICAL
- 里(inside; lining)PHONO-SEMANTIC
The inner lining hidden inside a garment is the concealed inner face.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 番(alternately; rotate)PHONO-SEMANTIC
- 羽(feather; wing)RADICAL
A bird flapping its feathered wings in continuous rotating motion to take flight is a spinning movement.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 舟(small boat; pictographic)RADICAL
- 几(small table)PHONETIC
- 口(mouth; cavity)ASSOCIATIVE
A boat has an empty cargo hold like a mouth to carry goods and people.
阴沟里翻船
Traditional陰溝裡翻船
to meet with unexpected failure (idiom)
2 meanings
MEANING2 meanings
MEANING
- 壹
to meet with unexpected failure (idiom)
- 貳
to fail miserably (where failure was not expected)
STROKE ORDER
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 阝(mound; region of earth)RADICAL
- 月(moon)ASSOCIATIVE
Dark shadows appear when the moon hides behind an earthen mound.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 氵(water; liquid)RADICAL
- 勾(hook; curved)PHONO-SEMANTIC
A canal or ditch is a curved stream of water flowing around like a fish hook.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 衣(clothes; garment)RADICAL
- 里(inside; lining)PHONO-SEMANTIC
The inner lining hidden inside a garment is the concealed inner face.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 番(alternately; rotate)PHONO-SEMANTIC
- 羽(feather; wing)RADICAL
A bird flapping its feathered wings in continuous rotating motion to take flight is a spinning movement.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 舟(small boat; pictographic)RADICAL
- 几(small table)PHONETIC
- 口(mouth; cavity)ASSOCIATIVE
A boat has an empty cargo hold like a mouth to carry goods and people.
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