天摇地转 in English tian1 yao2 di4 zhuan3 Meaning

Meanings

  • literally (word for word) the sky shakes and the ground revolves
  • momentous changes are underway (idiomatic expression)

Simplified Characters

天 摇 地 转

Traditional Characters

天 搖 地 轉

Pinyin

tian1 yao2 di4 zhuan3

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

天tian1day 摇yao2surname Yao 地di4-ly 转zhuan3see 轉文|转文[zhuai3 wen2]