天翻地覆

tiān fān dì fù

Dictionary entry

sky and the earth turning upside down (idiom); fig. complete confusion

What does 天翻地覆 mean?

天翻地覆 (tiān fān dì fù) has the following dictionary meaning.

1sky and the earth turning upside down (idiom); fig. complete confusion

2everything turned on its head

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天tiānday · sky 翻fānto turn over · to flip over 地de-ly · structural particle: used before a verb or adjective, linking it to preceding modifying adverbial adjunct 覆fùto cover · to overflow

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天翻地覆

tiān fān dì fù

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