Chinese English Dictionary Online

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  • to turn over (when lying)
  • (fig.) to free oneself
  • to emancipate oneself
  • to bring about a change of one's fortunes
  • (Tw) (coll.) earthquake (According to a folk tale, earthquakes are caused by the occasional movements of an ox that lives under the earth.)
Trad. 鹹魚翻身
  • lit. the salted fish turns over (idiom)
  • fig. to experience a reversal of fortune

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