tiān
fān

idiom

Meaning of 地覆天翻

地覆天翻 means turn heaven and earth upside down; earth-shattering change or upheaval. Pronounced dì fù tiān fān.

  • turn heaven and earth upside down; earth-shattering change or upheaval

Definitions & Examples

Gǎi
kāi
fàng
shí
nián
 
jiā
xiāng
miàn
mào
shēng
le
tiān
fān
de
biàn
huà
 

After decades of reform and opening-up, my hometown has undergone earth-shattering changes.

zhèn
guò
hòu
 
zhěng
chéng
shì
tiān
fān
 
piàn
fèi
 

After the earthquake, the entire city was turned upside down, reduced to ruins.

Zhè
xiāo
xi
ràng
de
nèi
xīn
tiān
fān
 
jiǔ
jiǔ
píng
jìng
 

This news turned his heart upside down, leaving him unable to calm down for a long time.