| 拨乱反正 |
bō luàn fǎn zhèng |
bring order out of chaos / set to rights things which have been thrown into disorder |
| 拨 |
bō |
to push aside with the hand, foot, a stick etc / to dial / to allocate / to set aside (money) / to poke (the fire) / to pluck (a string instrument) / to turn round / classifier: group, batch |
| 乱 |
luàn |
in confusion or disorder / in a confused state of mind / disorder / upheaval / riot / illicit sexual relations / to throw into disorder / to mix up / indiscriminate / random / arbitrary |
| 反 |
fǎn |
contrary / in reverse / inside out or upside down / to reverse / to return / to oppose / opposite / against / anti- / to rebel / to use analogy / instead / abbr. for 反切 phonetic system |
| 反正 |
fǎn zhèng |
anyway / in any case / to come over from the enemy's side |
| 正 |
zhēng |
first month of the lunar year |
| 正 |
zhèng |
straight / upright / proper / main / principal / to correct / to rectify / exactly / just (at that time) / right (in that place) / (math.) positive |