天下鼎沸
tiān​xià​dǐng​fèi

to be in great turmoil

  • created sense approved 天下鼎沸 · tiān​xià​dǐng​fèi · to be in great turmoil — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    天下鼎沸

    tiān​xià​dǐng​fèi

    to be in great turmoil

    everything under heaven is boiling like a cauldron; used to describe a country in a state of chaos and social unrest

    天下 (literal) → 天下 · tiān​xià · the world 鼎沸 (literal) → 鼎沸 · dǐng​fèi · boiling over

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    created sense