翻天覆地 in English fan1 tian1 fu4 di4 Meaning

Meanings

  • sky and the earth turning upside down (idiomatic expression); metaphorically complete confusion
  • everything turned on its head

Simplified Characters

翻 天 覆 地

Traditional Characters

翻 天 覆 地

Pinyin

fan1 tian1 fu4 di4

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

翻fan1to turn over 天tian1day 覆fu4variant of 復|复[fu4] 地di4-ly