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From: DICT.TW English-Chinese Dictionary 英漢字典

 top·sy-tur·vy /ˌtɑpsiˈtɚ/
 (ad.)顛倒地,相反地,亂七八糟地(a.)顛倒的,相反的,亂七八糟的顛倒,混亂(vt.)使顛倒,使混亂

From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Top·sy-tur·vy adv.  In an inverted posture; with the top or head downward; upside down; as, to turn a carriage topsy-turvy.
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From: WordNet (r) 2.0

 topsy-turvy
      adj : in utter disorder; "a disorderly pile of clothes" [syn: disorderly,
             higgledy-piggledy, hugger-mugger, jumbled]
      adv 1: in a disordered manner; "they were piled up
             higgledy-piggledy" [syn: higgledy-piggledy]
      2: in disorderly haste; "we ran head over heels toward the
         shelter" [syn: head over heels, heels over head, topsy-turvily,
          in great confusion]