形勢逆転

Japanese

Kanji in this term
形 勢 逆 転
けい
Grade: 2 		せい
Grade: 5 		ぎゃく
Grade: 5 		てん
Grade: 3
on'yomi
Alternative spelling
形勢逆轉 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

形勢 (keisei, “situation”) +‎ 逆転 (gyakuten, “reverse”).

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) けーせー・ぎゃくてん [kèéséé gyàkútéń] (Heiban + Heiban – [0]-[0])
  • IPA(key): [ke̞ːse̞ː ɡʲa̠kɯ̟tẽ̞ɴ]

Idiom

形(けい)勢(せい)逆(ぎゃく)転(てん) • (keisei gyakuten) 

  1. the situation reverses itself; the tables are turned; the shoe is on the other foot
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