Definition & Meaning

be disorderly; be confused; incoherent

Word usage

diān sān dǎo sì

颠 三 倒 四

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derogbe disorderly; be confused; incoherent
- diān sān dǎo sì yán wú lún cì
  颠三倒四，言无伦次
  utter words that do not hang together
- hái zi men bǎ fā shēng de shì shuō de diān sān dǎo sì
  孩子们把发生的事说得颠三倒四。
  The children gave a confused account of what had happened.
synonym
yǔ wú lún cì语无伦次 tiáo lǐ bù qīng条理不清 diān dǎo cuò luàn颠倒错乱 dǎo sān diān sì倒三颠四
antonym
yǒu tiáo bù wěn有条不紊 jǐng jǐng yǒu tiáo井井有条 tóu tóu shì dào头头是道 yǒu tiáo yǒu lǐ有条有理 yán zhī yǒu xù言之有序

Word usage

Note
"倒" cannot be pronounced as "dào" in "颠三倒四".

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