翻天作地 — “To cause a great uproar or commotion”
翻天作地 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to cause a great uproar or commotion”. To turn everything upside down; to make a terrible fuss. Literally, “Overturn the sky and make the earth”.
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翻天作地 Pronunciation and Pinyin
翻天作地 Character Breakdown
Stroke OrderExample Sentence with 翻天作地
孩子们在屋子里翻天作地地玩耍，把整个房间弄得一团糟。
The children were playing boisterously, making a terrible mess of the entire room.
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Synonyms of 翻天作地
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- fān翻yún云fù覆yǔ雨fickle and manipulative
- fān翻chún唇nòng弄shé舌sow discord with manipulative words
- fān翻fù复wú无cháng常erratic and unpredictable
- fān翻tiān天cù蹙dì地overwhelming power or swift mighty force
- fān翻shān山shè涉shuǐ水travel over mountains and waters
- fān翻shān山yuè越lǐng岭traverse mountains and cross ridges
- fān翻shān山yuè越shuǐ水traveling over mountains and rivers
- fān翻shǒu手wèi为yún云fickle and unpredictable
- fān翻shǒu手wèi为yún云fù覆shǒu手yǔ雨fickle and manipulative
- fān翻shǒu手wèi为yún云，，fù覆shǒu手wèi为yǔ雨fickle, manipulative, and unpredictable
- fān翻shǒu手yún云fù覆shǒu手yǔ雨fickle and changeable
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Open the tool →Questions about 翻天作地
What does 翻天作地 mean?
翻天作地 (fān tiān zuò dì) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to cause a great uproar or commotion”.
How do you pronounce 翻天作地?
翻天作地 is pronounced fān tiān zuò dì in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 翻天作地 literally mean?
Literally, 翻天作地 means “Overturn the sky and make the earth”. It is used to mean “to cause a great uproar or commotion”.
What is the Chinese definition of 翻天作地?
犹言翻天覆地。形容闹得很凶。