翻天覆地 — “To describe tremendous, fundamental, or earth-shattering changes”
翻天覆地 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to describe tremendous, fundamental, or earth-shattering changes”. To turn things upside down; also, to make a huge commotion or cause great disorder. Literally, “turn over the sky and overturn the earth”.
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More idioms starting with 翻
- 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zuò作dì地cause a great uproar
- 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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What does 翻天覆地 mean?
翻天覆地 (fān tiān fù dì) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to describe tremendous, fundamental, or earth-shattering changes”.
How do you pronounce 翻天覆地?
翻天覆地 is pronounced fān tiān fù dì in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 翻天覆地 literally mean?
Literally, 翻天覆地 means “turn over the sky and overturn the earth”. It is used to mean “to describe tremendous, fundamental, or earth-shattering changes”.
What is the Chinese definition of 翻天覆地?
覆：翻过来。形容变化巨大而彻底。也指闹得很凶。
