粵

乾kin4坤kwan1

kin4 kwan1qián kūn

English

  1. yin and yang; heaven and earth; the universe
  2. the sky and the earth; cosmos; universal
  3. secrets

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 《易經》入面嘅兩個卦名,後來借指天地、陰陽、男女、夫婦、日月等萬物
  2. 背後嘅秘密、手段

Examples

  • 扭轉乾坤

    bring about a radical change in the existing state of affairs; reverse the course of events ----

  • 內有乾坤

    there is a universe within

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

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