撥亂反正
bō​luàn​fǎn​zhèng

to bring order out of chaos

  • created reference approved 拨乱反正/撥亂反正 → 反正拨乱/反正撥亂 (variant) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    拨乱反正 / 撥亂反正 bō​luàn​fǎn​zhèng

    反正拨乱 / 反正撥亂 fǎn​zhèng​bō​luàn

    variant

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

    created reference

  • created sense approved 拨乱反正/撥亂反正 · bō​luàn​fǎn​zhèng · to bring order out of chaos — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    拨乱反正 / 撥亂反正

    bō​luàn​fǎn​zhèng

    to bring order out of chaos

    To set things right by correcting errors and restoring normal order; to return to the correct path from a state of confusion.

    拨 (literal) → 拨/撥 · bō · to rectify 乱 (literal) → 乱/亂 · luàn · upheaval 反正 (literal) → 反正 · fǎn​zhèng · to return to the right path

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense