The Chinese journey moves from characters to idioms. This free tool explores 「天搖地動」, detailing its meaning and use.
This time, our spotlight is on the idiom 「天搖地動」. Its meaning and how it’s applied are described below.
Used to describe great power or momentum.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
tiān yáo dì dòng
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
tin1 yiu4 dei6/dei2 dung6
There are a countless number of Chinese idioms, each with unique meanings and applications. We’ve provided these resources to help guide you as you dive deeper into learning Chinese.

