拨乱反正

拨
撥
乱
亂
反
反
正
正
bring order out of chaos / set to rights things which have been thrown into disorder

Characters and words in 拨乱反正

拨
撥
bo̅ = b + o1
to push aside with the hand, foot, a stick etc / to dial / to allocate / to set aside (money) / to poke (the fire) / to pluck (a string instrument) / to turn round / classifier: group, batch
拨 = 发 + 扌 : Beelzebub (b) wants to leave observatory (o1), but outside he finds that a long hair (发) is blocking his way. He tries to push it aside (拨) with a toy claw (扌), but to no avail. Finally he has no other choice but to dial (拨) a barber to get rid of the hair.
乱
亂
luàn = lu + an4
in confusion or disorder / in a confused state of mind / disorder / upheaval / riot / illicit sexual relations / to throw into disorder / to mix up / indiscriminate / random / arbitrary
乱 = 乚 + 舌 : It's hard for Lenny Lemur to not go crazy in the anthill's bathroom: Uncountable tongues are leaping right from the abyss to reach for Lenny Lemur, who has only a shovel to defend his heart and soul.
反
fǎn = f + an3
contrary / in reverse / inside out or upside down / to reverse / to return / to oppose / opposite / against / anti- / to rebel / to use analogy / instead / abbr. for 反切[fan3 qie4] phonetic system
反 = ⺁ + 又 : A protester (mnemonic symbol for 反) makes a racket in the anthill's living room (an3). He's got a huge banana tree (⺁) with him and wants to protest against the exploitation of banana farm workers. Frankenstein's Monster (f) is annoyed by him and punches him with a boxing glove (又).
反
正
anyway / in any case / to come over from the enemy's side
正
zhe̅ng = zh + (e)ng1
first month of the lunar year
正
zhèng = zh + (e)ng4
straight / upright / proper / main / principal / to correct / to rectify / exactly / just (at that time) / right (in that place) / (math.) positive
正 = 一 + 止 : Mnemonic symbol: a stick-figure with straight lines. James II of England (zh) really has to use the engine's bathroom ((e)ng4), but there's a stick-figure (正) blocking the stalls with a barrier (止). The stick-figure measures with a flute (一) whether James is tall enough to go. James stands very straight (正) to make himself as tall as possible.

Words with 拨乱反正

拨乱反正 is not used as a component in another word.

Sentences with 拨乱反正

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