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翻faan1天tin1覆fuk1地dei6

faan1 tin1 fuk1 dei6fān tiān fù dì

English

  1. sky and the earth turning upside down (idiom); fig. complete confusion
  2. earth-shaking; drastic change
  3. everything turned on its head

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 比喻巨大變化

Examples

  • 城市急促發展,帶嚟翻天覆地嘅變化。

    The rapid development of the city brings a drastic change.

  • 相比二十年前的日本,现在的日本有了翻天覆地的变化。

    Japan is now very different from what it was twenty years ago.

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

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