翻天覆地

MEANING

1. 壹形adjective

   sky and the earth turning upside down (idiom); fig. complete confusion

   • zhèlǐfāshēnglefāntiānfùdìdebiànhuà.

     这里发生了翻天覆地的变化。🔊

     Tremendous changes have taken place here.

2. 貳形adjective

   everything turned on its head

   • shìjièfāshēnglefāntiānfùdìdebiànhuà.

     世界发生了翻天覆地的变化。🔊

     The world has undergone earth-shaking changes.