粵

力lik6挽waan5狂kwong4瀾laan4

simp力挽狂澜
lik6 waan5 kwong4 laan4lì wǎn kuáng lán

English

  1. to pull strongly against a crazy tide (idiom); fig. to try hard to save a desperate crisis
  2. to make every effort to save a desperate situation

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 趁唔理想嘅事仲未發生，竭力阻止局勢變差

Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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