天崩地裂 tiān bēng dì liè 🔊 heaven falls and earth rends (idiom) + Keep this word Meanings tiān bēng dì liè heaven falls and earth rends (idiom); rocked by a major disasterfig. violent revolutionmajor social upheaval Its characters 天tiāndayHSK 1崩bēngto collapse地de-lyHSK 2裂lièto splitHSK 7–9