回船转舵 — “Turn the boat and shift the rudder”
回船转舵 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to change one's approach or topic of conversation, especially to ease a tense situation or avoid further conflict; to shift gears in a discussion”. Literally, “Turn the boat and shift the rudder”.
回船转舵 Pronunciation and Pinyin
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- huí回guāng光fǎn反zhào照temporary revival before collapse
- huí回guāng光fǎn返zhào照final burst of activity before collapse
- huí回wèi味wú无qióng穷endless aftertaste
- huí回chēn嗔zuò作xǐ喜turn anger into joy
- huí回tiān天zhī之lì力power to reverse a desperate situation
- huí回tiān天fá乏shù术powerless to reverse a desperate situation
- huí回tiān天dǎo倒rì日reverse an irreversible situation
- huí回tiān天zài再zào造reverse a desperate situation and restore
- huí回tiān天wǎn挽rì日turn the tide in a desperate situation
- huí回tiān天wú无lì力powerless to reverse a dire situation
- huí回tiān天zhuǎn转dì地profoundly alter a situation or attitude
- huí回tiān天zhuǎn转rì日reverse an irreversible situation
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What does 回船转舵 mean?
回船转舵 (huí chuán zhuǎn duò) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to change one's approach or topic of conversation, especially to ease a tense situation or avoid further conflict; to shift gears in a discussion”.
How do you pronounce 回船转舵?
回船转舵 is pronounced huí chuán zhuǎn duò in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 回船转舵 literally mean?
Literally, 回船转舵 means “Turn the boat and shift the rudder”. It is used to mean “to change one's approach or topic of conversation, especially to ease a tense situation or avoid further conflict; to shift gears in a discussion”.
What is the Chinese definition of 回船转舵?
行船遇事的回原路。比喻掉转话头，缓和僵局。