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翻天覆地

faan1 tin1 fuk1 dei6

fan1 tian1 fu4 di4

earth-shaking; world-shaking

Level: 3

翻天覆地

翻 faan1 fan1 - [1] [v] fly; flutter [2] [v] turn; flip over;
天 tin1 tian1 - sky, heaven
覆 fuk1 fu3 fau6 fu4 - [1] [v] pour out [2] [v] overturn; topple; ups
地 dei6 dei6*2 dei2 di4 de5 de1 - earth; land; soil

This word was added by bybell on 29th Apr 2008 and last edited on 29th Jul 2008

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