东倒西歪 — Chinese idiom
东倒西歪
dōng dǎo xī wāi
Traditional: 東倒西歪
Meaning
- to lean unsteadily from side to side
- to sway
- (of buildings etc) to lean at a crazy angle
Character by character
- 东dōngeast, eastern, eastward
- 倒dǎoto collapse, to fall over; to lie down
- 西xīwest, western, westward
- 歪wāislanted, askew, awry
Idioms sharing a character
- 付之东流 fù zhī dōng liú
- 只欠东风 zhǐ qiàn dōng fēng
- 各奔东西 gè bèn dōng xī
- 拆东补西 chāi dōng bǔ xī
- 东兔西乌 dōng tù xī wū
- 东奔西走 dōng bēn xī zǒu
- 东奔西跑 dōng bēn xī pǎo
- 东山再起 dōng shān zài qǐ
- 东张西望 dōng zhāng xī wàng
- 东征西怨 dōng zhēng xī yuàn
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