乾坤
qián kūn
Pinyin

Definition

乾坤
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qián kūn
  1. yin and yang
  2. heaven and earth
  3. the universe

Character Decomposition

Related Words (8)

qián kūn
  1. 1 yin and yang
  2. 2 heaven and earth
  3. 3 the universe
Qián líng
  1. 1 Qianling at Xianyang 咸陽市|咸阳市 in Shaanxi, burial site of third Tang emperor 高宗 and empress Wuzetian 武則天|武则天
Qián lóng
  1. 1 Qianlong Emperor (1711-1799), sixth Qing emperor, princely title 寶親王|宝亲王[Bǎo Qīn wáng], personal name 弘曆|弘历[Hóng lì], reigned 1735-1799
kūn
  1. 1 one of the Eight Trigrams 八卦[bā guà], symbolizing earth
  2. 2 female principle
  3. 3
  4. 4 ancient Chinese compass point: 225° (southwest)
qián
  1. 1 old variant of 乾[qián]

Idioms (3)

扭转乾坤
niǔ zhuǎn qián kūn
  1. 1 lit. to upend heaven and earth (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to change the course of events
  3. 3 to turn things around
旋乾转坤
xuán qián zhuǎn kūn
  1. 1 lit. overturning heaven and earth (idiom); earth-shattering
  2. 2 a radical change
朝乾夕惕
zhāo qián xī tì
  1. 1 cautious and diligent all day long (idiom)