Earth and sky collapse
The Chinese idiom, D ì ch è Ti ā Nb ē ng in pinyin, means that the earth splits and the sky collapses; originally refers to the earthquake, but later refers to major changes. It comes from Zhao Qisan.
Notes on Idioms
Crack: crack; collapse: collapse.
The origin of Idioms
Zhao CE San, the Warring States policy: "heaven and earth are falling apart, and the emperor is coming down."
Idiom usage
It is used as object and attributive to describe major changes. example since last year, disasters have been frequent, the earth has cracked and the sky has collapsed, and the high bank is the valley. The Southern Dynasty, Song Dynasty and Fan Ye
Earth and sky collapse
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