天 翻 地 覆

tiān fān dì fùdictionary entry

sky and the earth turning upside down (idiom); fig. complete confusion / everything turned on its head

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Original source entry:

天翻地覆 天翻地覆 [tian1 fan1 di4 fu4] /sky and the earth turning upside down (idiom); fig. complete confusion/everything turned on its head/

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