倒悬 (倒懸) dǎo xuán
dǎo xuán
set phrase
to hang upside down
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
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
倒悬之急 、 倒悬之苦 、 倒悬捱命 、 倒悬之危 、 解民倒悬
Word is mentioned most frequently in
Truncated for common words
- Scroll 2 Commentary on the Ullambana Sūtra 佛說盂蘭盆經疏 — count: 5
- Scroll 1 Ku Yin Jing (Mahādukkhakāhandhasutta) 苦陰經 — count: 4
- Scroll 4 Yamantaka Dharani Sutra (Da Wei De Tuoluoni Jing) 大威德陀羅尼經 — count: 4
- Scroll 3 Shi Shi Yao Lan 釋氏要覽 — count: 4
- Scroll 4 Collection of Meanings and Terms in Translation (Fanyi Mingyi Ji) 翻譯名義集 — count: 4
- Scroll 1 Ku Yin Yin Shi Jing (Cuḷadukkhakkhandhasutta) 苦陰因事經 — count: 4
- Scroll 53 Middle Length Discourses (Zhong Ahan Jing) 中阿含經 — count: 3 , has English translation , has parallel version
- Scroll 50 Jing Lu Yi Xiang 經律異相 — count: 3
- Scroll 34 The Sounds and Meanings of all the Terms in the Canonical Texts 一切經音義 — count: 2
- Scroll 2 Digest of the Four Āgamas (Si Ahan Mu Chao Jie) 四阿鋡暮抄解 — count: 2
Collocations
- 倒悬空中 (倒懸空中) 汝若不能倒懸空中 — Older Sutra of Parables 舊雜譬喻經, Scroll 1 — count: 9
- 救倒悬 (救倒懸) 俯救倒懸難施 — Jin Guang Ming Zui Sheng Wang Jing Shu 金光明最勝王經疏, Scroll 6 — count: 9
- 倒悬向下 (倒懸向下) 彼終時倒懸向下 — Ku Yin Jing (Mahādukkhakāhandhasutta) 苦陰經, Scroll 1 — count: 9
- 倒悬地狱 (倒懸地獄) 倒懸地獄 — Ratnolkādhāraṇisūtra (Dafangguang Puxian Suo Shuo Jing) 大方廣總持寶光明經, Scroll 3 — count: 5
- 首倒悬 (首倒懸) 古堯反說文烈者也謂斷首倒懸於竽頭肆其辜也或作梟說文不孝鳥也冬至曰捕梟磔之從鳥頭在木上 — The Sounds and Meanings of all the Terms in the Canonical Texts 一切經音義, Scroll 52 — count: 4
- 空中倒悬 (空中倒懸) 正使沙門空中倒懸者 — Ekottarāgama 增壹阿含經, Scroll 20 — count: 4
- 解倒悬 (解倒懸) 民之悅之猶解倒懸 — Si Fen Lu Xingshi Chao Zi Chi Ji 四分律行事鈔資持記, Scroll 1 — count: 4
- 便倒悬 (便倒懸) 狗便倒懸空中 — Older Sutra of Parables 舊雜譬喻經, Scroll 1 — count: 3
- 中倒悬 (中倒懸) 皆在池中倒懸將死 — Yamantaka Dharani Sutra (Da Wei De Tuoluoni Jing) 大威德陀羅尼經, Scroll 4 — count: 3
- 令倒悬 (令倒懸) 而令倒懸 — Yogacārabhūmi (Xiuxing Dao Di Jing) 修行道地經, Scroll 1 — count: 3