扭转乾坤

niǔ zhuǎn qián kūn

Rare

Definitions

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

Child Words of 扭转乾坤

• 扭 扭 niǔ: to turn
• 扭转 扭转 niǔ zhuǎn: to reverse
• 转 转 zhuǎi: see 轉文|转文[zhuǎi wén]
• 转 转 zhuǎn: to turn
• 转 转 zhuàn: to revolve
• 乾 乾 qián: one of the Eight Trigrams 八卦[bā guà], symbolizing heaven
• 乾坤 乾坤 qián kūn: yin and yang; heaven and earth; the universe
• 坤 坤 kūn: one of the Eight Trigrams 八卦[bā guà], symbolizing earth