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震天動地

简震天动地 · 繁震天動地

Mandarin · pinyin zhèn tiān dòng dì

to shake heaven and earth (idiom)

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震: zhèn · shake, quake, tremor; excite; trigram ☳; hexagram ䷲
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 · zhen4 tian1 dong4 di4

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zan3 tin1 dung6 dei6

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