as though heaven and earth had fallen

as though heaven and earth had fallen

As a Chinese idiom, Ti ā Nb ē NGD ì ch è in pinyin means like the sky falling and the earth splitting. It refers to a major event and a huge sound. It comes from Zhao Qisan.

Idiom explanation

Collapse: collapse; crack: crack.

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 predicate and attributive to describe the loud voice. Only an overseas cannon was heard to ring more than 100 times in a row. (the 33rd chapter of the water margin by Chen Chen in Qing Dynasty)

Idiom story

During the reign of King lie of Zhou Dynasty, the princes became more and more powerful and ignored the imperial court. Only king Wei of Qi took the lead to worship and gained a good reputation as a "benevolent and righteous man". When King Zhou lie died, king Qi Wei was not the first to express his condolence. The new emperor sent a messenger to the state of Qi, saying, "the death of the former king is a matter of heaven and earth. What's the crime of your late arrival?"