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翻天覆地

fāntiānfùdì

ㄈㄢ ㄊㄧㄢ ㄈㄨˋ ㄉㄧˋ

  1. 1sky and the earth turning upside down (idiom); fig. complete confusion
  2. 2everything turned on its head
Example

相比二十年前的日本,現在的日本有了翻天覆地的變化。

xiāngbǐ èrshí niánqián de Rìběn xiànzài de Rìběn yǒule fāntiānfùdì de biànhuà

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

Keep 翻天覆地 and it comes back until you know it.

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