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?"
Chinese PinYin : tiān bēng dì chè
as though heaven and earth had fallen
The tree wants to rest, but the wind doesn't stop. shù yù xī ér fēng bù tíng
There is no hero in the mountain, the monkey is called the overlord. shān zhōng wú hǎo hàn,hú sūn chēng bà wáng
cherish the old and care for the poor. jìng lǎo lián pín
the very fowls and dogs have no peace. jī quǎn bù ān
his eyes are bigger than his belly. yǎn chán dù bǎo