4 characters Idiom and proverb 9 284

Free Chinese learning materials for you! This series uncovers idioms and proverbs, rich in meaning. Let’s break down 「扭轉乾坤」 and its usage.

The idiom 「扭轉乾坤」 is the focus of our introduction today, and its explanation and application are listed below.

metaphor for fundamentally changing an existing situation.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

niǔ zhuǎn gàn kūn

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

nau2 jyun3 gon3 kwan1

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