Cantonese · Jyutping
Mandarin · Pinyin
- diān
English
- top, peak, summit
- top (of the head)
- upset
- apex
- to fall forwards
- inverted
- to jolt
As a component in
Variants
Words containing 顛
- 顛覆din1 fuk1
to topple (i.e. knock over)
- 顛倒din1 dou2
to turn upside down
- 顛簸din1 bo3
to be jolted around (car on a bumpy road, boat on a rough sea, aircraft experiencing turbulence)
- 顛連din1 lin4
illogical
- 顛倒黑白din1 dou2 hak1 baak6
lit. to invert black and white (idiom); to distort the truth deliberately
- 顛狂din1 kwong4
demented
- 顛顛din1 din1
glad and diligent
- 顛顛din1 din1
glad and diligent
- 神魂顛倒san4 wan4 din1 dou2
lit. spirit and soul upside down (idiom); infatuated and head over heels in love
- 顛覆分子din1 fuk1 fan6 zi2
a subversive; a saboteur
- 不列顛bat1 lit6 din1
Britain
- 顛兒din1 ji4
(Beijing dialect) to skedaddle; to make oneself scarce
- 顛球din1 kau4
to juggle a soccer ball (i.e. keep it in the air using feet, thighs, head etc)
- 顛倒是非din1 dou2 si6 fei1
(idiom) to distort right and wrong; to deliberately mislead
- 顛峰din1 fung1
variant of 巔峰|巅峰[dian1 feng1]
- 日夜顛倒jat6 je6 din1 dou2
describing a schedule where one rests during daylight and works at night, deviating from the typical daily routine
- 顛踣din1 baak6
to fall down
- 顛茄din1 ke2
deadly nightshade (Atropa belladonna)
- 顛覆罪din1 fuk1 zeoi6
crime of incitement to overthrow the state
- 顛三倒四din1 saam1 dou2 sei3
confused
- 顛沛din1 pui3
to fall over; to stumble
- 野顛茄je5 din1 ke2
deadly nightshade (Atropa belladonna)
- 大不列顛daai6 bat1 lit6 din1
Great Britain
- 不列顛戰役bat1 lit6 din1 zin3 jik6
Battle of Britain (Jul-Oct 1940)