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Character Decomposition
歪=不+正
Etymology
Not 不 straight 正
Meanings2 pronunciations
wāi
askew
at a crooked angle
devious
noxious
(coll.) to lie on one's side
wǎi
to sprain (one's ankle) (Tw)
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Words with 歪 49 total
(of a couple) to be sweet to each other; lovey-dovey · tired of; fed up with; sick of (synonym of nì wei)腻歪nì wai(coll.) to lead astray带歪dài wāito distort弄歪nòng wāito be thrilled · (of sb's mouth) to form a grin乐歪lè wāitwisted mouth · wry mouth歪嘴wāi zuǐcrooked · askew · oblique · slanting · out of plumb歪斜wāi xiéto distort · to misrepresent歪曲wāi qūfallacious reasoning · preposterous argument歪理wāi lǐunhealthy trend · noxious influence歪风wāi fēng(slang) foreigner (pun on wài guó rén)歪果仁wāi guǒ rénillegal device · devious · crooked歪点子wāi diǎn zi(slang) awesome; amazing; too cool!; sick爽歪了shuǎng wāi le
Idioms with 歪 17 total Chain
sick and weak · feeble and listless病病歪歪bìng bing wāi wāito lean unsteadily from side to side (idiom) · to sway · (of buildings etc) to lean at a crazy angle东倒西歪dōng dǎo xī wāimisshapen · crooked · uneven (idiom)七扭八歪qī niǔ bā wāilit. If the upper beam is not straight, the lower beam will be crooked (idiom); fig. subordinates imitate their superiors' vices上梁不正下梁歪shàng liáng bù zhèng xià liáng wāito succeed by a lucky stroke歪打正着wāi dǎ zhèng zháonoxious winds, evil influences (idiom); malignant social trends歪风邪气wāi fēng xié qì