东倒西歪

東倒西歪
dōngdǎoxīwāi
  1. to lean unsteadily from side to side (idiom)
  2. to sway
  3. (of buildings etc) to lean at a crazy angle

CEDICT

  1. 摇晃欲倒的样子。《水浒传．第二八回》：「虽然带着五七分酒，却装做十分醉的，前颠后偃，东倒西歪。」《醒世恆言．卷二九》：「家人们不知为甚，吓得东倒西歪，儿啼女哭，没奔一头处。」也作「东歪西倒」、「西歪东倒」。
  2. 倾倒零落的样子。

重編國語辭典

Entry Composition

1 东 dōng
  1. east
  2. host (i.e. sitting on east side of guest)
  3. landlord
2 倒 dǎo
  1. to fall; to collapse; to lie horizontally
  2. to fail; to go bankrupt
  3. to overthrow
  4. to change (trains or buses)
  5. to move around
  6. to resell at a profit
3 西 xī west
4 歪 wāi
  1. askew
  2. at a crooked angle
  3. devious
  4. noxious
  5. (coll.) to lie on one's side

Related entries

动摇 dòngyáo
  1. to sway
  2. to waver
  3. to rock
  4. to rattle
  5. to destabilize
  6. to pose a challenge to
到了最後的一刻，我的決心突然動搖了。

My resolution dissolved at the last moment.

Source: Tatoeba

摇摆 yáobǎi
  1. to sway
  2. to wobble
  3. to waver
摆动 bǎidòng
  1. to sway
  2. to swing
  3. to move back and forth
  4. to oscillate
晃 huàng
  1. to sway
  2. to shake
  3. to wander about
他上下晃了晃头。

He shook his head up and down.

Source: Tatoeba

婆娑 pósuō
  1. to swirl about
  2. (of leaves and branches) to sway
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