倒挂

Traditional form:

倒掛

Pinyin (reading):

dàoguà

Definitions:

• lit. to hang upside down
• fig. topsy-turvy and inequitable, e.g. manufacturing and trading costs exceed the sale price (of some goods)
• to borrow more than one can ever repay

Characters:

• 倒 - to collapse, to fall over; to lie down
• 挂 - to suspend, to put up, to hang; suspense

Traditional characters:

• 倒 - to collapse, to fall over; to lie down
• 掛 - to suspend, to put up, to hang; suspense