力挽狂澜 in English li4 wan3 kuang2 lan2 Meaning

Meanings

• to pull strongly against a crazy tide (idiomatic expression); metaphorically to try hard to save a desperate crisis

Pinyin

li4 wan3 kuang2 lan2

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

力li4surname Li 挽wan3to pull 狂kuang2mad 澜lan2swelling water