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撼天動地

简撼天动地 · 繁撼天動地

Mandarin · pinyin hàn tiān dòng dì

earth-shaking

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撼: hàn · move, shake; (Cant.) to fight
天: tiān · sky, heaven; god, celestial
動: dòng · move, happen; movement, action
地: de · dì · earth; soil, ground; region
动: dòng · move, happen; movement, action

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4–1–4–4 · han4 tian1 dong4 di4

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ham6 tin1 dung6 dei6

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phrase

(idiomatic) shaking heaven and earth

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