咸鱼翻身 xián yú fān shēn

DEFINITIONS

  1. lit. the salted fish turns over (idiom)
  2. fig. to experience a reversal of fortune

CHARACTERS

咸 xián
HSK 4
together; all, completely; united
鱼 yú
HSK 2
fish; surname; KangXi radical 195
翻 fān
HSK 4
flip over, upset, capsize
身 shēn
HSK 2
body; trunk, hull; rad. no. 158