tin1 bang1 dei6 lit6天崩地裂

Jyutpingtin1 bang1 dei6 lit6

Yaletīn bāng deih liht

語句

Definition

Changing dramatically and violently; a world-shaking change.

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How it's used

Describes situations involving extreme emotional turmoil or massive, disruptive changes. It is frequently used hyperbolically to criticize someone for overreacting to a minor problem. The phrase carries a sense of total chaos and finality, often implying that the world as one knows it has come to an end.

Examples

keoi5佢dei6哋fan1分sau2手go2嗰zan6陣gaan2簡zik6直hai6係tin1天bang1崩dei6地lit6裂gam3咁。

Their breakup was absolutely earth-shattering.

sai2使m4唔sai2使gaau2搞dou3到tin1天bang1崩dei6地lit6裂aa4呀？

Do you really have to make such a huge, dramatic scene out of it?

Common phrases

gaau2搞dou3到tin1天bang1崩dei6地lit6裂

to cause a massive, dramatic scene

Common mistake

Avoid using this to describe literal natural disasters like earthquakes, as it is almost exclusively reserved for metaphorical, dramatic, or emotional contexts in daily speech.