扭转乾坤

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

Characters and words in 扭转乾坤

niǔ = ni + ou3
to turn / to twist / to wring / to sprain / to swing one's hips
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to reverse / to turn around (an undesirable situation) / (mechanics) torsion
zhuǎi = zhu + ai3
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zhuǎn = zhu + an3
to turn / to change direction / to transfer / to forward (mail) / (Internet) to share (sb else's content)
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zhuàn = zhu + an4
to revolve / to turn / to circle about / to walk about / classifier for revolutions (per minute etc): revs, rpm / classifier for repeated actions
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qián = qi + an2
old variant of 乾[qian2]
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qián = qi + an2
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qián = qi + an2
one of the Eight Trigrams 八卦[ba1 gua4], symbolizing heaven / male principle / ☰ / ancient Chinese compass point: 315° (northwest)
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qián = qi + an2
gān = g + an1
dry / dried food / empty; hollow / taken in to nominal kinship; adoptive; foster / futile; in vain / (dialect) rude; blunt / (dialect) to cold-shoulder
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yin and yang / heaven and earth / the universe
yin and yang; heaven and earth; the universe
kūn = ku + (e)n1
one of the Eight Trigrams 八卦[ba1 gua4], symbolizing earth / female principle / ☷ / ancient Chinese compass point: 225° (southwest)
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kūn = ku + (e)n1
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