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玄黄翻覆 — “Heaven and earth overturned”

玄黄翻覆 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Heaven and earth overturned”. A state of great upheaval, chaos, or drastic change. Literally, “Black and yellow (heaven and earth) overturned”.

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玄黄翻覆 Pronunciation and Pinyin

玄黄翻覆 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
玄
xuán5Profound dark mystery
黄
huáng11yellow color
翻
fān18turn over, double, cross
覆
fù18cover, overturn, reply

Example Sentence with 玄黄翻覆

突如其来的行业变革,使得原有的市场格局玄黄翻覆,许多公司面临新的挑战。
The sudden industry transformation caused the existing market structure to be completely overturned, leaving many companies facing new challenges.

Idioms Related to 玄黄翻覆

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  • xuán玄pǔ圃jī积yù玉a rich collection of precious things
  • xuán玄miào妙rù入shén神profound and masterful, entering the divine
  • xuán玄miào妙wú无qióng穷endlessly profound and mysterious
  • xuán玄miào妙mò莫cè测profoundly mysterious and unfathomable
  • xuán玄jī机miào妙suàn算profound mystery and brilliant calculation
  • xuán玄yī衣dū督yóu邮ancient term for a tortoise or turtle
  • xuán玄móu谋miào庙suàn算profound strategic planning
  • xuán玄cí辞lěng冷yǔ语profound and subtle yet terse remarks
  • xuán玄jiǔ酒hù瓠pú脯a simple and frugal life
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Questions about 玄黄翻覆

What does 玄黄翻覆 mean?

玄黄翻覆 (xuán huáng fān fù) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Heaven and earth overturned”.

How do you pronounce 玄黄翻覆?

玄黄翻覆 is pronounced xuán huáng fān fù in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 玄黄翻覆 literally mean?

Literally, 玄黄翻覆 means “Black and yellow (heaven and earth) overturned”. It is used to mean “Heaven and earth overturned”.

What is the Chinese definition of 玄黄翻覆?

玄黄:天地的颜色,指天地。天翻地覆。形容动乱之大

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