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惊天地泣鬼神 (jīng tiān dì qì guǐ shén) — (idiom) to shake heaven and earth; extremely moving, shocking, or awe-inspiring

Definition

A chengyu used as a predicate to praise something as so moving it could shake heaven and move ghosts to tears — hyperbolic, literary, and almost always used of art, deeds, or stories, not people directly.

idiom
to shake heaven and earthextremely movingshockingor awe-inspiring

Examples

  • 惊天地泣鬼神，。
    Zhè bù diàn yǐng zhēn shì jīng tiān dì qì guǐ shén, kàn kū le hěn duō rén.
    This movie is truly earth-shattering; it made many people cry.
  • 惊天地泣鬼神，。
    Tā de yīng xióng shì jì jīng tiān dì qì guǐ shén, gǎn dòng le wú shù rén.
    His heroic deeds shook heaven and earth, moving countless people.
  • 惊天地泣鬼神，。
    Zhè ge gù shi de jié jú jīng tiān dì qì guǐ shén, ràng rén jiǔ jiǔ bù néng píng jìng.
    The ending of this story is so shocking that people can't calm down for a long time.

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