覆地翻天 — “To bring about earth-shaking changes”
覆地翻天 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to bring about earth-shaking changes”. To cause a great upheaval or dramatic transformation. Literally, “overturn the earth, turn over the sky”.
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自那次技术革新后，整个行业发生了覆地翻天的变化。
After that technological innovation, the entire industry underwent earth-shaking changes.
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- fù覆wáng亡wú无rì日doomed to perish soon
- fù覆gōng公zhé折zú足incompetent in a position of responsibility
- fù覆jūn军shā杀jiāng将annihilate army and kill generals
- fù覆qián前jiè戒hòu后learn from past mistakes
- fù覆qù去fān翻lái来toss and turn repeatedly
- fù覆zōng宗miè灭sì祀destroy family line and ancestral worship
- fù覆zōng宗jué绝sì嗣destroy the clan and end the family line
- fù覆cháo巢qīng倾luǎn卵When the main entity is destroyed, all constituents suffer
- fù覆cháo巢wú无wán完luǎn卵When the group falls, no one escapes harm
- fù覆cháo巢huǐ毁luǎn卵If the whole is destroyed, no part remains intact
- fù覆cháo巢pò破luǎn卵When the nest overturns, no egg is whole
- fù覆shì是wèi为fēi非distort the truth
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What does 覆地翻天 mean?
覆地翻天 (fù dì fān tiān) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to bring about earth-shaking changes”.
How do you pronounce 覆地翻天?
覆地翻天 is pronounced fù dì fān tiān in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 覆地翻天 literally mean?
Literally, 覆地翻天 means “overturn the earth, turn over the sky”. It is used to mean “to bring about earth-shaking changes”.
What is the Chinese definition of 覆地翻天?
指发生极大的事。也比喻亡国。