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upset; turn over; to tip upset; turn over; to tip; to pour; to go home; to the contrary; inverted; to fall; to collapse; to topple; to change; to fail; bankrupt |
be; yes; this |
simp. and trad. (倒是) |
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倒是
- on the contrary; actually
生下三女一男:兒子名曰承祖,長女名玉英,次女名桃英,三女名月英。元來是先花後果的,倒是玉英居長,次即承祖。 [Written Vernacular Chinese, trad.]
生下三女一男:儿子名曰承祖,长女名玉英,次女名桃英,三女名月英。元来是先花后果的,倒是玉英居长,次即承祖。 [Written Vernacular Chinese, simp.]- From: Feng Menglong, Stories to Awaken the World, 1627 CE
- Shēngxià sān nǚ yī nán: érzǐ míng yuē Chéngzǔ, chángnǚ míng Yùyīng, cìnǚ míng Táoyīng, sānnǚ míng Yuèyīng. Yuánlái shì xiānhuāhòuguǒ de, dǎoshì Yùyīng jū cháng, cì jí Chéngzǔ. [Pinyin]
- The son was named Chengzu, the eldest daughter Yuying, the second daughter Taoying, and the third daughter Yueying. Yuying was the eldest of the four and Chengzu the son was the second.