Lingaku- lit. the pain of being hanged upside down (idiom); fig. extremely critical situation
- dire straits
Generated definitions (experimental)
- extremely critical situation
This phrase describes a state of extreme difficulty or a perilous predicament. It is often used to emphasize the severity of a situation where one feels trapped or helpless.
He is facing an extremely critical situation at work.
Generated collocations (experimental)
dào xuán zhī kǔ倒悬之苦the pain of being hanged upside downchǔ yú处于dào xuán zhī kǔ倒悬之苦to be in dire straitsgǎn shòu感受dào xuán zhī kǔ倒悬之苦to feel the pain of being in a critical situationjīng lì经历dào xuán zhī kǔ倒悬之苦to go through dire straitstáo lí逃离dào xuán zhī kǔ倒悬之苦to escape dire straitsmiàn duì面对dào xuán zhī kǔ倒悬之苦to face extremely critical situationsjiē shì揭示dào xuán zhī kǔ倒悬之苦to reveal the dire straitslǐ jiě理解dào xuán zhī kǔ倒悬之苦to understand the pain of being in a critical situation