驚天動地

See also: 惊天动地

Chinese

		to startle; to be frightened; to be scared to startle; to be frightened; to be scared; alarm	day; sky; heaven	to move; to change; to use to move; to change; to use; to act	earth; ground; field earth; ground; field; place; land; (subor. part. adverbial); ‑ly
trad. (驚天動地)		驚	天	動	地
simp. (惊天动地)		惊	天	动	地

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): jīngtiāndòngdì

  (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄥ ㄊㄧㄢ ㄉㄨㄥˋ ㄉㄧˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): ging¹ tin¹ dung⁶ dei⁶
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): keng-thian-tōng-tē / kiaⁿ-thiⁿ-tāng-tē

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: jīngtiāndòngdì
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄥ ㄊㄧㄢ ㄉㄨㄥˋ ㄉㄧˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jingtiandòngdì
    • Wade–Giles: ching¹-tʻien¹-tung⁴-ti⁴
    • Yale: jīng-tyān-dùng-dì
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jingtiandonqdih
    • Palladius: цзинтяньдунди (czintjanʹdundi)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕiŋ⁵⁵ tʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ tʊŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ ti⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: ging¹ tin¹ dung⁶ dei⁶
    • Yale: gīng tīn duhng deih
    • Cantonese Pinyin: ging¹ tin¹ dung⁶ dei⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: ging¹ tin¹ dung⁶ déi⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kɪŋ⁵⁵ tʰiːn⁵⁵ tʊŋ²² tei̯²²/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: keng-thian-tōng-tē
    • Tâi-lô: king-thian-tōng-tē
    • Phofsit Daibuun: kengtiendoxngde
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /kiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ tʰiɛn⁴⁴ tɔŋ³³⁻²¹ te³³/
    • IPA (Xiamen): /kiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² tʰiɛn⁴⁴ tɔŋ²²⁻²¹ te²²/
  • (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kiaⁿ-thiⁿ-tāng-tē
    • Tâi-lô: kiann-thinn-tāng-tē
    • Phofsit Daibuun: kvia'tvi'daxngde
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /kiã⁴⁴⁻³³ tʰĩ⁴⁴ taŋ³³⁻²¹ te³³/

Idiom

驚天動地

1. (of sound or influence) world-shaking; earth-shattering