乾坤
qián kūn
Pinyin
Definition
乾坤
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- yin and yang
- heaven and earth
- the universe
Character Decomposition
Related Words (8)
- 1 yin and yang
- 2 heaven and earth
- 3 the universe
- 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
- 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
- 1 one of the Eight Trigrams 八卦[bā guà], symbolizing earth
- 2 female principle
- 3 ☷
- 4 ancient Chinese compass point: 225° (southwest)
- 1 old variant of 乾[qián]
Idioms (3)
扭转乾坤
- 1 lit. to upend heaven and earth (idiom)
- 2 fig. to change the course of events
- 3 to turn things around
旋乾转坤
- 1 lit. overturning heaven and earth (idiom); earth-shattering
- 2 a radical change
朝乾夕惕
- 1 cautious and diligent all day long (idiom)