倒悬 (倒懸) dǎo xuán
dǎo xuán
set phrase
to hang upside down
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
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Notes: Figuratively, in dire straits (CC-CEDICT '倒懸')
Contained in
- 人生诸苦 悭贪之人伶仃孤苦 挥霍之人求不得苦 懒惰之人千辛万苦 矫情之人嘴甜心苦 麻木之人不知甘苦 执着之人放不下苦 瞋恨之人怨憎会苦 五逆之人倒悬悲苦 风尘之人内心痛苦 流浪之人颠波泪苦 边疆之人穷困辛苦 军中之人战斗累苦 病亡之人爱别离苦 乞讨之人淒凉哀苦 创业之人备尝辛苦 发心之人不辞劳苦 养育之人含辛茹苦 情义之人同甘共苦 勤奋之人不以为苦 慈悲之人喜乐拔苦 喜舍之人济贫救苦 积善之人无有众苦(人生諸苦 慳貪之人伶仃孤苦 揮霍之人求不得苦 懶惰之人千辛萬苦 矯情之人嘴甜心苦 麻木之人不知甘苦 執著之人放不下苦 瞋恨之人怨憎會苦 五逆之人倒懸悲苦 風塵之人內心痛苦 流浪之人顛波淚苦 邊疆之人窮困辛苦 軍中之人戰鬥累苦 病亡之人愛別離苦 乞討之人淒涼哀苦 創業之人備嘗辛苦 發心之人不辭勞苦 養育之人含辛茹苦 情義之人同甘共苦 勤奮之人不以為苦 慈悲之人喜樂拔苦 喜捨之人濟貧救苦 積善之人無有眾苦) The Pains of Life Stinginess and greed cause the pain of loneliness. Extravagance causes the pain of discontent. Laziness causes the pain of hardship. Pretentiousness causes the pain of insincerity. Nonchalance causes the pain of apathy. Stubbornness causes the pain of attachment. Anger causes the pain of unpleasant meetings. The Five Offenses cause the pain of being born as an animal. Prostitution bears the pain of unspeakable torment. Vagrancy causes the pain of displacement. Being on the outlying areas bears the pain of destitution. Being a soldier suffers the pain of battle. Sickness and death suffer the pain of separation from loved ones. Beggardom suffers the pain of desolation. Entrepreneurship suffers the pain of toil and fatigue. Aspiration keeps one immune to painstaking effort. Parents willingly endure the hardships of raising a child. Righteous and loyal ones partake in each other's pains and joys. Diligence keeps one insusceptible to hardship. Compassion relieves others from pain by giving them joy and happiness. Generosity helps those in pain of being poor and needy. Good deeds keep one free from all forms of pain.
Also contained in
倒悬之危 、 倒悬之急 、 倒悬之苦 、 解民倒悬 、 倒悬捱命
Word is mentioned most frequently in
Truncated for common words
- Yulan Bowl Sutra 盂蘭盆經 Buddhism Series 2 - Canonical Texts 《佛教叢書2－經典》 — count: 3
- Hsing Yun Diary 42 - Examining Thoughts 星雲日記42～檢查心念 檢查心念(1996/7/1~1996/7/15) Hsing Yun Diary (1994/9-1996/12) 《星雲日記(1994/9~1996/12)》 — count: 3
- A Buddhist View of the Universe - Part 2: Heaven and Hell 佛教的宇宙觀 第二篇 天堂與地獄 Buddhism Series 1 - Doctrine 《佛教叢書1－教理》 — count: 3
- Volume 7: Buddhist General Knowledge - Class 14: Buddhist Festivals and Special Days 第七冊 佛教常識 第十四課 佛教節日 Fo Guang Buddhist Textbooks 《佛光教科書》 — count: 3
- A Buddhist View of Heaven and Hell 從天堂到地獄 Humanistic Buddhism Series 2 - Life and Society 《人間佛教系列2－人生與社會》 — count: 3
- Care for Living and Dying Investigation (Volume 3) - A Buddhist View of 'Palliative Care' 生死關懷探討（下冊） 佛教對「臨終關懷」的看法 Humanistic Buddhism Series Contemporary Questions Symposium 《人間佛教當代問題座談會》 — count: 2
- Lecture 6: Summer Retreat 第六講．結夏安居 One Hundred Lessons on Monastery Language and Affairs 2: Becoming a Monastic and the Rules of the Precepts 《僧事百講2－出家戒法》 — count: 2
- Volume 9: Investigation of Buddhist Questions - Class 8: Etiquette and Ceremony 第九冊 佛教問題探討 第八課 儀禮 Fo Guang Buddhist Textbooks 《佛光教科書》 — count: 2
- Buddha's Light Newsletter - Tenets of Buddha's Light International Association Members 佛光世紀 佛光會員的信條 Humanistic Buddhism Selected Letters 《人間佛教書信選》 — count: 1
- Lecture 9: Spring and Autumn Offerings 第九講．春秋祭祀 One Hundred Lessons on Monastery Language and Affairs 3: Activities at Places of Practice 《僧事百講3－道場行事》 — count: 1
Collocations
- 救倒悬 (救倒懸) 救倒懸 — One Hundred Lessons on Monastery Language and Affairs 2: Becoming a Monastic and the Rules of the Precepts 《僧事百講2－出家戒法》, Lecture 6: Summer Retreat 第六講．結夏安居 — count: 7
- 救拔倒悬 (救拔倒懸) 地藏菩薩救拔倒懸的悲願之剴切遠大 — Humanistic Buddhism Series 2 - Life and Society 《人間佛教系列2－人生與社會》, A Buddhist View of Heaven and Hell 從天堂到地獄 — count: 5
- 倒悬提 (倒懸提) 還倒懸提掛 — Humanistic Buddhism Series 2 - Life and Society 《人間佛教系列2－人生與社會》, A Buddhist View of Heaven and Hell 從天堂到地獄 — count: 3
- 倒悬地狱 (倒懸地獄) 這就是倒懸地獄 — Humanistic Buddhism Series 2 - Life and Society 《人間佛教系列2－人生與社會》, A Buddhist View of Heaven and Hell 從天堂到地獄 — count: 3
- 就是倒悬 (就是倒懸) 這不就是倒懸地獄 — Humanistic Buddhism Series Contemporary Questions Symposium 《人間佛教當代問題座談會》, Care for Living and Dying Investigation (Volume 3) - A Buddhist View of 'Palliative Care' 生死關懷探討（下冊） 佛教對「臨終關懷」的看法 — count: 2
- 作倒悬 (作倒懸) 意譯作倒懸 — Fo Guang Buddhist Textbooks 《佛光教科書》, Volume 9: Investigation of Buddhist Questions - Class 8: Etiquette and Ceremony 第九冊 佛教問題探討 第八課 儀禮 — count: 2
- 有如倒悬 (有如倒懸) 比喻亡者之苦有如倒懸 — Fo Guang Buddhist Textbooks 《佛光教科書》, Volume 9: Investigation of Buddhist Questions - Class 8: Etiquette and Ceremony 第九冊 佛教問題探討 第八課 儀禮 — count: 2