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天下大乱 — “Widespread chaos and turmoil”

天下大乱 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “widespread chaos and turmoil”. Great disorder across the land or world. Literally, “great disorder under heaven”.

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天下大乱 Pronunciation and Pinyin

  • 天tiān
  • 下xià
  • 大dà
  • 乱luàn

天下大乱 Character Breakdown

CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
天
tiān4sky, heaven, day, nature
下
xià3below, down, next, to descend
大
dà3large, big, great
乱
luàn7disorderly and confused

Example Sentence with 天下大乱

期末考试临近,同学们都在忙着复习,图书馆里每天都像天下大乱一样,座无虚席,一片嘈杂。
As final exams approached, students were busy reviewing. The library was in complete chaos every day, with no empty seats and a lot of noise.

Idioms Related to 天下大乱

Synonyms of 天下大乱

  • tiān天xià下dǐng鼎fèi沸widespread social unrest and turmoil
  • tiān天zāi灾rén人huò祸natural and man-made disasters

Antonyms of 天下大乱

  • tiān天xià下tài太píng平peace and tranquility everywhere

More idioms starting with 天

  • tiān天shàng上rén人jiān间worlds apart
  • tiān天shàng上dì地xià下,,wéi惟wǒ我dú独zūn尊supremely arrogant and self-important
  • tiān天shàng上tiān天xià下,,wéi惟wǒ我dú独zūn尊Arrogant and self-important
  • tiān天shàng上shǎo少yǒu有,,dì地xià下nán难xún寻extremely rare, unique
  • tiān天shàng上shí石lín麟a brilliant and talented son
  • tiān天shàng上qí麒lín麟praise a son's exceptional talent
  • tiān天xià下yī一jiā家universal brotherhood and harmony
  • tiān天xià下wèi为yī一The world united
  • tiān天xià下wéi为gōng公The world belongs to everyone
  • tiān天xià下wéi为jiā家To make the world one's home
  • tiān天xià下wéi为lóng笼the world is a confining cage
  • tiān天xià下wū乌yā鸦yī一bān般hēi黑all evil is the same everywhere

Questions about 天下大乱

What does 天下大乱 mean?
天下大乱 (tiān xià dà luàn) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “widespread chaos and turmoil”.
How do you pronounce 天下大乱?
天下大乱 is pronounced tiān xià dà luàn in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 天下大乱 literally mean?
Literally, 天下大乱 means “great disorder under heaven”. It is used to mean “widespread chaos and turmoil”.
What is the Chinese definition of 天下大乱?
天下:指中国或世界。全国或全世界的局势动荡不安。
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