jí zhuǎn zhí xiàdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
to develop rapidly after abrupt turn (idiom); dramatic change
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Original source entry:

急轉直下 急转直下 [ji2 zhuan3 zhi2 xia4] /to develop rapidly after abrupt turn (idiom); dramatic change/

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