天崩地裂

tiān bēng dì liè

Dictionary entry

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

What does 天崩地裂 mean?

天崩地裂 (tiān bēng dì liè) has the following dictionary meaning.

1heaven falls and earth rends (idiom); rocked by a major disaster

2fig. violent revolution

3major social upheaval

Character breakdown

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天tiānday · sky 崩bēngto collapse · to fall into ruins 地de-ly · structural particle: used before a verb or adjective, linking it to preceding modifying adverbial adjunct 裂lièto split · to crack

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天崩地裂

tiān bēng dì liè

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