颠沛
diān pèi
Pinyin

Definition

颠沛
 - 
diān pèi
  1. destitute
  2. difficulty
  3. hardship
  4. trouble

Character Decomposition

Related Words (6)

充沛
chōng pèi
  1. 1 abundant
  2. 2 plentiful
  3. 3 vigorous
沛县
Pèi xiàn
  1. 1 Pei county in Xuzhou 徐州[Xú zhōu], Jiangsu
颠沛流离
diān pèi liú lí
  1. 1 homeless and miserable (idiom); to wander about in a desperate plight
  2. 2 to drift
沛
pèi
  1. 1 copious
  2. 2 abundant
丰沛
fēng pèi
  1. 1 copious
  2. 2 plentiful (of water)
  3. 3 surging (of waves)
  4. 4 refers to home village of first Han emperor 漢高祖|汉高祖[Hàn Gāo zǔ]
  5. 5 fig. majestic
颠沛
diān pèi
  1. 1 destitute
  2. 2 difficulty
  3. 3 hardship
  4. 4 trouble

Idioms (3)

流离颠沛
liú lí diān pèi
  1. 1 destitute and homeless (idiom); displaced and without means
项庄舞剑，意在沛公
Xiàng Zhuāng wǔ jiàn , yì zài Pèi gōng
  1. 1 lit. Xiang Zhuang performs the sword dance, but his mind is set on Liu Bang 劉邦|刘邦[Liú Bāng] (idiom); refers to 206 BC plot to murder Liu Bang, aka Duke of Pei 沛公[Pèi gōng] and the future Han emperor, during a sword dance at Feast at Hongmen 鴻門宴|鸿门宴[Hóng mén Yàn]
  2. 2 an elaborate deception to hide malicious intent
颠沛流离
diān pèi liú lí
  1. 1 homeless and miserable (idiom); to wander about in a desperate plight
  2. 2 to drift

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