旋乾转坤

Traditional form:

旋乾轉坤

Pinyin (reading):

xuánqiánzhuǎnkūn

Definitions:

• lit. overturning heaven and earth (idiom); earth-shattering
• a radical change

Characters:

• 旋 - to revolve, to orbit, to return
• 乾 - arid, dry; to fertilize; to penetrate; heavenly generative principle (male)
• 转 - to move, to convey; to turn, to revolve, to circle; to forward mail
• 坤 - earth; feminine

Traditional characters:

• 旋 - to revolve, to orbit, to return
• 乾 - arid, dry; to fertilize; to penetrate; heavenly generative principle (male)
• 轉 - to move, to convey; to turn, to revolve, to circle; to forward mail
• 坤 - earth; feminine