拨乱反正 in English bo1 luan4 fan3 zheng4 Meaning

Meanings

  • bring order out of chaos
  • set to rights things which have been thrown into disorder

Simplified Characters

拨 乱 反 正

Traditional Characters

撥 亂 反 正

Pinyin

bo1 luan4 fan3 zheng4

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

拨bo1to push aside with the hand, foot, a stick etc 乱luan4in confusion or disorder 反fan3contrary 正zheng4first month of the lunar year