天旋地转 in English tian1 xuan2 di4 zhuan4 Meaning

Meanings

  • the sky spins, the earth goes round (idiomatic expression); giddy with one's head spinning
  • metaphorically huge changes in the world

Simplified Characters

天 旋 地 转

Traditional Characters

天 旋 地 轉

Pinyin

tian1 xuan2 di4 zhuan4

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

天tian1day 旋xuan2to revolve 地di4-ly 转zhuan3see 轉文|转文[zhuai3 wen2]