力挽狂瀾

lik6 waan5 kwong4 laan4

to pull strongly against a crazy tide (idiom); fig. to try hard to save a desperate crisis

2 Written Forms

Meanings

  1. to pull strongly against a crazy tide (idiom); fig. to try hard to save a desperate crisis

Written Forms

力挽狂瀾Traditional · Main Form
力挽狂澜Alternate Form

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