天旋地转 — “Sky spins, earth turns”
天旋地转 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to feel extremely dizzy or disoriented, as if the sky and earth are spinning; or metaphorically, to describe drastic and tumultuous changes or a state of great upheaval and chaos”. Literally, “sky spins, earth turns”.
天旋地转 Pronunciation and Pinyin
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Open the tool →Questions about 天旋地转
What does 天旋地转 mean?
天旋地转 (tiān xuán dì zhuàn) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to feel extremely dizzy or disoriented, as if the sky and earth are spinning; or metaphorically, to describe drastic and tumultuous changes or a state of great upheaval and chaos”.
How do you pronounce 天旋地转?
天旋地转 is pronounced tiān xuán dì zhuàn in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 天旋地转 literally mean?
Literally, 天旋地转 means “sky spins, earth turns”. It is used to mean “to feel extremely dizzy or disoriented, as if the sky and earth are spinning; or metaphorically, to describe drastic and tumultuous changes or a state of great upheaval and chaos”.
What is the Chinese definition of 天旋地转?
天地转动。比喻重大的变化。也形容眩晕时的感觉或闹得极凶。