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力挽狂瀾
  lik6 waan5 kong4 laan4   jyutping
  li4 wan3 kuang2 lan2   pinyin
to pull strongly against a crazy tide; fig., to try hard to save a desperate crisis, overcome impossible odds, seize victory from the jaws of defeat, etc.


Level: 3
This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
力挽狂瀾 / 力挽狂澜

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Characters in this word:

 lik6  -  strength; force; power
 waan5  -  carry; draw; retrieve
 kong4 kwong4  -  mad; violent; wildly
 laan4  -  billow; wave
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