倒悬

Traditional form:

倒懸

Pinyin (reading):

dàoxuán

Definitions:

• lit. to hang upside down
• fig. in dire straits

Characters:

• 倒 - to collapse, to fall over; to lie down
• 悬 - to hang, to hoist, to suspend; hung

Traditional characters:

• 倒 - to collapse, to fall over; to lie down
• 懸 - to hang, to hoist, to suspend; hung