fān​jiāng​dǎo​hǎi

turbulent

  • created reference approved 翻江倒海 → 倒海翻江 (variant) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    翻江倒海 fān​jiāng​dǎo​hǎi

    倒海翻江 dǎo​hǎi​fān​jiāng

    variant

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

    created reference

  • created sense approved 翻江倒海 · fān​jiāng​dǎo​hǎi · turbulent — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    翻江倒海

    fān​jiāng​dǎo​hǎi

    turbulent

    describing water or waves surging and tossing violently

    翻 (literal) → 翻 · fān · to turn over 江 (literal) → 江 · jiāng · river 倒 (literal) → 倒 · dào · to pour 海 (literal) → 海 · hǎi · sea

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

    created sense

  • created sense approved 翻江倒海 · fān​jiāng​dǎo​hǎi · in a spectacular mess — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    翻江倒海

    fān​jiāng​dǎo​hǎi

    in a spectacular mess

    used to describe a state of extreme chaos or being completely tossed about

    翻 (literal) → 翻 · fān · to turn over 江 (literal) → 江 · jiāng · river 倒 (literal) → 倒 · dào · to pour 海 (literal) → 海 · hǎi · sea

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

    created sense

  • created sense approved 翻江倒海 · fān​jiāng​dǎo​hǎi · overwhelming — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    翻江倒海

    fān​jiāng​dǎo​hǎi

    overwhelming

    metaphorically describing a force or momentum that is earth-shattering or stupendous

    翻 (literal) → 翻 · fān · to turn over 江 (literal) → 江 · jiāng · river 倒 (literal) → 倒 · dào · to pour 海 (literal) → 海 · hǎi · sea

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

    created sense