天翻地覆 tiān fān dì fù

DEFINITIONS

  1. sky and the earth turning upside down (idiom); fig. complete confusion
  2. everything turned on its head

CHARACTERS

天 tiān
HSK 1
sky, heaven; god, celestial
翻 fān
HSK 4
flip over, upset, capsize
地 dì
HSK 3
earth; soil, ground; region
覆 fù
HSK 6
cover; tip over; return; reply