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

Character Breakdown

天
tiān
sky, heaven; god, celestial
HSK 1 4 丶
翻
fān
to upset, to capsize, to flip over
HSK 4 18 丶
地
de
earth, ground, soil; land, region; structural particle used before a verb
HSK 3 6 丶
覆
fù
to cover; to overturn; to repeat; to reply
HSK 6 18 丶

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