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Chinese learning begins with simple characters, progresses to phrases, and culminates in idioms. This free resource introduces advanced idioms. Today’s focus is 「掀天揭地」. Check below for details.

Today’s featured Chinese idiom is 「掀天揭地」, and its meaning and usage are explained below.

It can shake heaven and earth. Describes a very huge momentum, or a huge and thorough change.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

xiān tiān jiē dì

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

hin1 tin1 kit3 dei6/dei2

There are countless Chinese idioms, all rich in meaning and application. Each one is unique, and we hope this information helps you explore and enhance your Chinese language knowledge.