山崩地裂山崩地陷shān bēng dì lièmountains collapse and the earth splits asunder
❍ 她把头一掉： “小三妈……”二句话未说得出口，圩地里边“轰”的一声，如～一般，大殿上的泥土沙沙直滚，地好象摇摇晃晃地塌了。(陈登科《活人塘》134) She started to call Mrs. Xiao,but before the words left her mouth there was a tremendous explosion like a collapsing mountain.Sand and dried mud poured down from the temple and the ground trembled and shook.
❍ 士隐意欲也跟着过去，方举步时，忽听一声霹雳，若山崩地陷，……(《红楼梦》6)❶Shiyin was starting after the two immortals when he heard a fearful crash,as if mountains had collapsed and the earth split asunder.
❷Shiyin was on the point of following them through the archway when suddenly a great clap of thunder seemed to shake the earth to its very foundations，… 山崩地裂shān bēnɡ dì liè原指灾难的巨大变化，现多形容声势浩大。mountains fall and the earth splits, mountains collapse and the earth splits asunder |