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扭转乾坤

niǔ zhuǎn qián kūn

Définitions

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

Mots composant 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