天崩地裂

MEANING

1. 壹形adjective

   heaven falls and earth rends (idiom); rocked by a major disaster

   • dìzhènshítiānbēngdìliè.

     地震时天崩地裂。🔊

     When an earthquake occurs, the sky collapses and the earth splits apart.

2. 貳名noun

   fig. violent revolution

   • tiānbēngdìlièdezāinàn.

     天崩地裂的灾难。🔊

     A catastrophic disaster of cosmic proportions.

3. 參名noun

   major social upheaval

   • tiānbēngdìlièdezāinàn.

     天崩地裂的灾难。🔊

     A catastrophic disaster that splits the heavens and cracks the earth.