Word information
Simplified乾坤
Traditional乾坤
Pinyinqián kūn
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乾旦qián dàn
male actor playing the female role (Chinese opera)
扭转乾坤niǔ zhuǎn qián kūnlit. to upend heaven and earth (idiom); fig. to change the course of events; to turn things around
旋乾转坤xuán qián zhuǎn kūnlit. overturning heaven and earth (idiom); earth-shattering; a radical change
朝乾夕惕zhāo qián xī tìcautious and diligent all day long (idiom)
康乾盛世kāng qián shèng shìbooming and golden age of Qing dynasty (from Kang Xi to Qian Long emperors)
坤包kūn bāowoman's handbag or shoulder bag