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冠(かん)履(り)転(てん)倒(とう)

かんりてんとうkanritentou

Rare or specialisedNoun

Meanings

Meanings are shown in English (JMdict).

  1. noun

    disorder; chaos; inversion

    yojijukugo (four-character idiom)rare term

    長(なが)年(ねん)の慣(かん)習(しゅう)を覆(くつがえ)し、若(わか)者(もの)がリーダーシップを発(はっ)揮(き)することで、組(そ)織(しき)の権(けん)力(りょく)構(こう)造(ぞう)が冠(かん)履(り)転(てん)倒(とう)した。

    • By overturning long-standing customs and having young people demonstrate leadership, the organization's power structure was completely turned upside down.

Example sentences 2

長(なが)年(ねん)の慣(かん)習(しゅう)を覆(くつがえ)し、若(わか)者(もの)がリーダーシップを発(はっ)揮(き)することで、組(そ)織(しき)の権(けん)力(りょく)構(こう)造(ぞう)が冠(かん)履(り)転(てん)倒(とう)した。

  • By overturning long-standing customs and having young people demonstrate leadership, the organization's power structure was completely turned upside down.

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