力挽狂瀾 (lik6 waan5 kong4 laan4) — to pull strongly against a crazy tide; fig., to try hard to save a desperate crisis, overcome impossible odds, seize victory from the jaws of defeat, etc. in Cantonese
likˍ₆力waanˏ₅挽kongˎ₄狂laanˎ₄瀾简 力挽狂澜
Mandarin Pinyin: li4 wan3 kuang2 lan2
Meaning of 力挽狂瀾
nounto pull strongly against a crazy tide; fig., to try hard to save a desperate crisis, overcome impossible odds, seize victory from the jaws of defeat, etc.