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變天

简变天 · 繁變天

Mandarin · pinyin biàn tiān

to have a change of weather (esp. for the worse)
(fig.) to experience a major upheaval; to undergo sweeping change

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天: tiān · sky, heaven; god, celestial
变: biàn · change, transform, alter; rebel

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4–1 · bian4 tian1

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bin3 tin1

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verb

(impersonal) the weather changes
(figurative) to undergo a significant political change; to stage a comeback; to restore the reactionary rule

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