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急転直下
Hiragana
きゅうてんちょっか
Noun
Japanese Meaning
物事の状態や展開が、突然大きく変化して結末・解決へと向かうこと。 / それまでの流れや経過を経ずに、一気に局面が変わるさま。 / 劇的かつ急激な展開のこと。 / 物事が急に決着・解決へ向かうこと、またそのさま。
Easy Japanese Meaning
ものごとのようすが、きゅうにおおきくかわり、そのままいっきにおわりへむかうこと。
Chinese (Simplified) Meaning
事态突然变化并迅速解决或到达结局 / 突然转折，马上进入结果阶段 / 发展骤变，迅速收尾
Chinese (Traditional) Meaning
事情或局勢突然大變，迅速走向結局或解決 / 在短時間內發生劇烈轉折，立刻有結果 / 轉折來得又急又快，一下子定局
Korean Meaning
사태가 갑자기 변해 곧 결말에 이르는 일 / 일이 급히 진전되어 단번에 해결되는 일 / 순식간에 상황이 급변하는 것
Vietnamese Meaning
Chuyển biến đột ngột dẫn đến kết cục nhanh chóng. / Diễn biến bất ngờ và được giải quyết ngay. / Sự thay đổi gấp rút rồi đi đến hồi kết.
Tagalog Meaning
biglang pagbabago na agad humahantong sa pagwawakas / agad na pagbaligtad ng takbo ng pangyayari / biglang pangyayari na diretso sa paglutas
Sense（1）
a sudden change in the state of things resulting in a conclusion or resolution: all at once, all of a sudden
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a sudden change in the state of things resulting in a conclusion or resolution: all at once, all of a sudden
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急転直下
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His life took a sudden turn for the worse.
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彼の人生は急転直下の状況になった。
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