"翻天" meaning in All languages combined

See 翻天 on Wiktionary

Verb [Chinese]

IPA: /fän⁵⁵ tʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA, standard], /faːn⁵⁵ tʰiːn⁵⁵/ [Cantonese, Sinological-IPA], /fän⁵⁵ tʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵/, /faːn⁵⁵ tʰiːn⁵⁵/ Chinese transliterations: fāntiān [Mandarin, Pinyin], ㄈㄢ ㄊㄧㄢ [Mandarin, bopomofo], faan¹ tin¹ [Cantonese, Jyutping], fāntiān [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin, standard], ㄈㄢ ㄊㄧㄢ [Mandarin, bopomofo, standard], fantian [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin, standard], fan¹-tʻien¹ [Mandarin, Wade-Giles, standard], fān-tyān [Mandarin, Yale, standard], fantian [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin, standard], фаньтянь [Mandarin, Palladius, standard], fanʹtjanʹ [Mandarin, Palladius, standard], fāan tīn [Cantonese, Yale], faan¹ tin¹ [Cantonese, Pinyin], fan¹ tin¹ [Cantonese, Guangdong-Romanization]
Head templates: {{zh-verb}} 翻天
  1. to turn the world upside down
    Sense id: en-翻天-zh-verb-vKV4kXV0 Categories (other): Chinese entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Chinese entries with incorrect language header: 24 16 30 30 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 46 19 20 15 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 56 16 17 12
  2. to have a massive impact
    Sense id: en-翻天-zh-verb-7HOsqL5x Categories (other): Chinese entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Chinese entries with incorrect language header: 24 16 30 30
  3. to rebel; to revolt; to overthrow
    Sense id: en-翻天-zh-verb-GbE23ZoN Categories (other): Chinese entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Chinese entries with incorrect language header: 24 16 30 30
  4. to be very noisy
    Sense id: en-翻天-zh-verb-zEge465a Categories (other): Chinese entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Chinese entries with incorrect language header: 24 16 30 30
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: 翻天覆地 (fāntiānfùdì)
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  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "fāntiānfùdì",
      "word": "翻天覆地"
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "翻天",
      "name": "zh-verb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Chinese",
  "lang_code": "zh",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "24 16 30 30",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Chinese entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "46 19 20 15",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "56 16 17 12",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to turn the world upside down"
      ],
      "id": "en-翻天-zh-verb-vKV4kXV0",
      "links": [
        [
          "turn",
          "turn"
        ],
        [
          "world",
          "world"
        ],
        [
          "upside down",
          "upside down"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "24 16 30 30",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Chinese entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to have a massive impact"
      ],
      "id": "en-翻天-zh-verb-7HOsqL5x",
      "links": [
        [
          "massive",
          "massive"
        ],
        [
          "impact",
          "impact"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "24 16 30 30",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Chinese entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to rebel; to revolt; to overthrow"
      ],
      "id": "en-翻天-zh-verb-GbE23ZoN",
      "links": [
        [
          "rebel",
          "rebel"
        ],
        [
          "revolt",
          "revolt"
        ],
        [
          "overthrow",
          "overthrow"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "24 16 30 30",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Chinese entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to be very noisy"
      ],
      "id": "en-翻天-zh-verb-zEge465a",
      "links": [
        [
          "noisy",
          "noisy"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "fāntiān"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄈㄢ ㄊㄧㄢ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "faan¹ tin¹"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "fāntiān"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄈㄢ ㄊㄧㄢ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "fantian"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "fan¹-tʻien¹"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "fān-tyān"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "fantian"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "фаньтянь"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "fanʹtjanʹ"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/fän⁵⁵ tʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA",
        "standard"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "fāan tīn"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "faan¹ tin¹"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "fan¹ tin¹"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/faːn⁵⁵ tʰiːn⁵⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/fän⁵⁵ tʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/faːn⁵⁵ tʰiːn⁵⁵/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "翻天"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "Chinese entries with incorrect language header",
    "Chinese lemmas",
    "Chinese terms spelled with 天",
    "Chinese terms spelled with 翻",
    "Chinese terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Chinese verbs",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "roman": "fāntiānfùdì",
      "word": "翻天覆地"
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "翻天",
      "name": "zh-verb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Chinese",
  "lang_code": "zh",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to turn the world upside down"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "turn",
          "turn"
        ],
        [
          "world",
          "world"
        ],
        [
          "upside down",
          "upside down"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to have a massive impact"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "massive",
          "massive"
        ],
        [
          "impact",
          "impact"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to rebel; to revolt; to overthrow"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "rebel",
          "rebel"
        ],
        [
          "revolt",
          "revolt"
        ],
        [
          "overthrow",
          "overthrow"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to be very noisy"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "noisy",
          "noisy"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "fāntiān"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄈㄢ ㄊㄧㄢ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "faan¹ tin¹"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "fāntiān"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄈㄢ ㄊㄧㄢ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "fantian"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "fan¹-tʻien¹"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "fān-tyān"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "fantian"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "фаньтянь"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "fanʹtjanʹ"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/fän⁵⁵ tʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA",
        "standard"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "fāan tīn"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "faan¹ tin¹"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "fan¹ tin¹"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/faːn⁵⁵ tʰiːn⁵⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/fän⁵⁵ tʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/faːn⁵⁵ tʰiːn⁵⁵/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "翻天"
}

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