the earth trembled and the mountains swayed

the earth trembled and the mountains swayed

The Chinese idiom, Pinyin is d ì D ø ngsh ā NCU ī, which means that the earth vibrates and the mountains and rivers sway when an earthquake occurs. It also describes the great momentum or fierce struggle. It comes from the Dunhuang Bianwen anthology Wu Zixu Bianwen.

The origin of Idioms

In Dunhuang Bianwen collection, Wu Zixu Bianwen: "Zixu died, and he burst into tears. He felt the sun and the moon were out, and the rivers were boiling. Suddenly, the clouds were dim and the fog was dark, and the earth moved and the mountains destroyed. The soldiers are crying and the human relations are pathetic. "

Idiom usage

As predicate, attributive and complement, it refers to great influence.