天翻地覆

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Chinese

day; sky; heaven flit about; translate; turn over
earth; ground; field
earth; ground; field; place; land; (subor. part. adverbial); ‑ly
 
to cover; to overflow; to reply to a letter
to cover; to overflow; to reply to a letter; to overturn; to capsize
 
trad. (天翻地覆)
simp. #(天翻地覆)
anagrams 地覆天翻
翻天覆地

Pronunciation


Idiom

天翻地覆

  1. bringing drastic changes; earthshaking
  2. having everything messed up; chaotic