天旋地轉
See also: 天旋地转
Chinese edit
day; sky; heaven | lathe; specially for an occasion; revolve | earth; ground; field earth; ground; field; place; land; (subor. part. adverbial); ‑ly |
to revolve; to turn; to circle about to revolve; to turn; to circle about; to walk about; to convey; to forward (mail); to transfer; to shift | ||
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trad. (天旋地轉) | 天 | 旋 | 地 | 轉 | |
simp. (天旋地转) | 天 | 旋 | 地 | 转 |
Pronunciation edit
Idiom edit
天旋地轉
- to feel as if the sky and earth were spinning round; to feel very dizzy
- the world is turned upside down (as the result of major political turmoil)