扭转乾坤

niǔ zhuǎn qián kūn

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Definitions

  1. 1. lit. to upend heaven and earth (idiom)
  2. 2. fig. to change the course of events
  3. 3. to turn things around

Child Words of 扭转乾坤

扭
niǔ

to turn

扭转
niǔ zhuǎn

to reverse

转
zhuǎi

see 轉文|转文[zhuǎi wén]

转
zhuǎn

to turn

转
zhuàn

to revolve

乾
qián

one of the Eight Trigrams 八卦[bā guà], symbolizing heaven

乾坤
qián kūn

yin and yang; heaven and earth; the universe

坤
kūn

one of the Eight Trigrams 八卦[bā guà], symbolizing earth