天翻地覆 in English tian1 fan1 di4 fu4 Meaning

Meanings

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

Simplified Characters

天 翻 地 覆

Traditional Characters

天 翻 地 覆

Pinyin

tian1 fan1 di4 fu4

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

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