An action or effort aimed at completely changing a difficult situation or overcoming a backward state; a successful turnaround in performance or status.

To fight for a complete reversal of a disadvantageous or backward situation; to work hard to overcome a setback or change one's circumstances.

A fast, agile somersault or leaping turn in Chinese martial arts and acrobatics, named for the way a hawk flips in flight.

A term used in Mainland China for a working-class or peasant household that was liberated and rose in status during the land reform era

(Taiwan colloquial) earthquake; literally "the earth-ox turns over," referring to a folk legend that earthquakes are caused by a giant ox living underground shifting its weight or scratching an itch. itch

to join a revolutionary struggle to overturn oppression and change one's social status

Literally "a salted fish turns over"; used to describe someone or something previously overlooked or hopeless that suddenly gets a lucky break and rises in status.