bō luàn fǎn zhèng

Traditional: 撥亂反正

拨乱反正 (bō luàn fǎn zhèng) is a Chinese word meaning “bring order out of chaos; set to rights things which have been thrown into disorder”.

Meanings

  1. 1bring order out of chaos
  2. 2set to rights things which have been thrown into disorder

Characters in 拨乱反正

拨bō · to push aside with the hand, foot, a stick etc乱luàn · in confusion or disorder反fǎn · contrary正zhēng · first month of the lunar year

Related words

正first month of the lunar year正straight真正genuine; real; true正在to be in the process of (doing sth); to be currently ...-ing正常normal; regular乱in confusion or disorder正确correct; sound; right; proper反应to react反正anyway正是is precisely反对to oppose; to be against; to object to正好just (in time)

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