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急轉直下 (gap1 zyun2 zik6 haa6) — suddenly worsen; take a dramatic plunge; take a sudden unfavourable turn in Cantonese

gapˉ¹急zyunˊ²轉zikˍ₆直haaˍ₆下
简 急转直下
Mandarin Pinyin: ji2 zhuan3 zhi2 xia4

Meaning of 急轉直下

nounsuddenly worsen; take a dramatic plunge; take a sudden unfavourable turn

Characters in 急轉直下

急gap1
urgent; pressing; hurried; desperate
轉zyun2
transfer; pass on; transmit
直zik6
directly; continuously; simply
下haa6
formulate; work out; set down

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