天崩地裂 in English tian1 beng1 di4 lie4 Meaning

Meanings

• heaven falls and earth rends (idiomatic expression); rocked by a major disaster
• metaphorically violent revolution
• major social upheaval

Pinyin

tian1 beng1 di4 lie4

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

天tian1day 崩beng1to collapse 地di4-ly 裂lie4to split