惊天动地 jīngtiān-dòngdì world-shaking
(idiom) world-shaking
How to remember 惊天动地: 惊 frighten + 天 day + 动 move + 地 ground = world-shaking.
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How it is used
- Idiom: earth-shaking, world-shattering - of momentous events or deafening noise - 惊天动地的大事 (jīngtiān-dòngdì de dàshì) an earth-shaking event.
- Hyperbolic praise for something of huge magnitude or impact; also literal for a tremendous din.
- Overlaps with 翻天覆地 (fāntiān-fùdì), but that stresses total transformation, while 惊天动地 stresses awe-inspiring scale.