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
trad. (天旋地轉)
simp. (天旋地转)

Pronunciation edit


Idiom edit

天旋地轉

  1. to feel as if the sky and earth were spinning round; to feel very dizzy
  2. the world is turned upside down (as the result of major political turmoil)