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天下大亂

简 天下大乱 · 繁 天下大亂
Mandarin · pinyin tiān xià dà luàn

Meanings

  1. the whole country in rebellion
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天
tiān · sky, heaven; god, celestial
下
xià · under, underneath, below; down; inferior; bring down
大
dà · big, great, vast, large, high
亂
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乱
luàn · confusion, state of chaos, revolt
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1–4–4–4 · tian1 xia4 da4 luan4

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tin1 haa6 daai6 lyun6

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phrase

  1. (idiomatic) the world is in chaos

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