倒 灌

dào guàndictionary entry

to flow backwards / to flow in the reverse direction

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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

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Original source entry:

倒灌倒灌 [dao4 guan4] /to flow backwards; to flow in the reverse direction/

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Reference information

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Character information

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倒
dǎo
to fall / to collapse / to lie horizontally / to fail / to go bankrupt / to overthrow / to change (trains or buses) / to move around / to resell at a profit
dào
to invert / to place upside down or frontside back / to pour out / to tip out / to dump / inverted / upside down / reversed / to go backward / contrary to what one might expect / but / yet
灌
guàn
to irrigate / to pour / to install (software) / to record (music)

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