倒數

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Chinese

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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
 
number; figure; to count
number; figure; to count; to calculate; several; frequently; repeatedly
 
trad. (倒數)
simp. (倒数)

Pronunciation 1

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Verb

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倒數

  1. to count backwards; to rank last
    倒數第一倒数第一  ―  dàoshǔ dìyīmíng  ―  the last
    排名倒數第二 [MSC, trad.]
    排名倒数第二 [MSC, simp.]
    páimíng dàoshǔ dì'èr [Pinyin]
    to be ranked second last
  2. to count down
    除夕倒數除夕倒数 [Hong Kong Cantonese]  ―  ceoi4 zik6 dou3 sou2 [Jyutping]  ―  New Year countdown
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Pronunciation 2

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Noun

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倒數

  1. (mathematics) reciprocal; inverse

Pronunciation 3

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Verb

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倒數

  1. (Taiwanese Hokkien) to not repay a debt
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Noun

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倒數

  1. (Taiwanese Hokkien) bad debt
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