Wēijí shíkè, tā lìwǎn-kuánglán, zhěngjiù le gōngsī.
At the critical moment, he stemmed the tide and saved the company.
Tips
memory
力 (strength) + 挽 (pull back) + 狂澜 (raging waves) - imagine physically pulling against a violent ocean current. Used figuratively for heroic efforts to reverse a crisis.
history
The image comes from Han Yu's Tang-dynasty essay 《进学解》, which praises holding back the hundred rivers and turning the raging waves once they have already toppled.
