翻天覆地

fān tiān fù dì

Dictionary entry

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

What does 翻天覆地 mean?

翻天覆地 (fān tiān fù dì) has the following dictionary meaning.

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

2everything turned on its head

Character breakdown

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

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翻天覆地

fān tiān fù dì

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