倒吊蠟燭 dào diào là zhú

Wrightia tinctoria (flowering plant in Apocynaceae family, common names dyer's oleander or pala indigo)

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. Wrightia tinctoria (flowering plant in Apocynaceae family, common names dyer's oleander or pala indigo)

Characters

Character Meaning
倒 dào HSK 4
to pour; however; contrary to expectation
吊 diào HSK 6
to hang up; to suspend; to condole with
蠟 là
wax; candle
燭 zhú
candle; (literary) to illuminate