驚天地，泣鬼神

Chinese

		to startle; to be frightened; to be scared to startle; to be frightened; to be scared; alarm	sky and ground; heaven and earth; world sky and ground; heaven and earth; world; the vast earth; universe		to sob	ghosts and spirits; supernatural beings
trad. (驚天地，泣鬼神)		驚	天地	，	泣	鬼神
simp. (惊天地，泣鬼神)		惊	天地	，	泣	鬼神

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): jīng tiāndì, qì guǐshén

  (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄥ ㄊㄧㄢ ㄉㄧˋ , ㄑㄧˋ ㄍㄨㄟˇ ㄕㄣˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): ging¹ tin¹ dei⁶, jap¹ gwai² san⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: jīng tiāndì, qì guǐshén
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄥ ㄊㄧㄢ ㄉㄧˋ , ㄑㄧˋ ㄍㄨㄟˇ ㄕㄣˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jing tiandì, cì guěishén
    • Wade–Giles: ching¹ tʻien¹-ti⁴, chʻi⁴ kuei³-shên²
    • Yale: jīng tyān-dì-, chì gwěi-shén
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jing tiandih, chih goeishern
    • Palladius: цзин тяньди, ци гуйшэнь (czin tjanʹdi, ci gujšɛnʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕiŋ⁵⁵ tʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ ti⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕʰi⁵¹ ku̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂən³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: ging¹ tin¹ dei⁶, jap¹ gwai² san⁴
    • Yale: gīng tīn deih, yāp gwái sàhn
    • Cantonese Pinyin: ging¹ tin¹ dei⁶, jap⁷ gwai² san⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: ging¹ tin¹ déi⁶, yeb¹ guei² sen⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kɪŋ⁵⁵ tʰiːn⁵⁵ tei̯²² jɐp̚⁵ kʷɐi̯³⁵ sɐn²¹/

Idiom

驚天地，泣鬼神

1. astonishing, awe-inspiring, or emotionally stirring