顛倒

Pronunciation

Verb

顛倒

1. to turn upside-down; to reverse
   • 東方未晞，顛倒裳衣。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
     东方未晞，颠倒裳衣。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

     From: The Classic of Poetry, circa 11^th – 7^th centuries BCE, translated based on James Legge's version

     Dōngfāng wèi xī, diāndǎo chángyī. [Pinyin]

     Before there was a streak of dawn in the east,
     I was putting on my clothes upside down.
2. to be confused; to be deranged; to go crazy
3. (literary) to be overthrown; to be overturned
   • 訊予不顧，顛倒思予。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
     讯予不顾，颠倒思予。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

     From: The Classic of Poetry, circa 11^th – 7^th centuries BCE, translated based on James Legge's version

     Xùn yǔ bùgù, diāndǎo sī yǔ. [Pinyin]

     I admonish him, but he will not regard me;
     When he is overthrown, he will think of me.

Conjunction

顛倒

1. (literary, modern Taiwanese Hakka, Xiamen and Taiwanese Min Nan) instead; on the contrary
2. (literary) only

Noun

顛倒 (hiragana てんとう, rōmaji tentō)

1. Alternative form of 転倒