翻江倒海

fān jiāng dǎo hǎi

Dictionary entry

lit. overturning seas and rivers (idiom)

What does 翻江倒海 mean?

翻江倒海 (fān jiāng dǎo hǎi) has the following dictionary meaning.

1lit. overturning seas and rivers (idiom)

2fig. overwhelming

3earth-shattering

4in a spectacular mess

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翻fānto turn over · to flip over 江Jiāngsurname Jiang · (bound form) Yangtze River 倒dǎoto fall; to collapse; to lie horizontally · to fail; to go bankrupt 海Hǎisurname Hai

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翻江倒海

fān jiāng dǎo hǎi

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