zhèn​gǔ​shuò​jīn

earthshaking

  • created sense approved 震古烁今/震古爍今 · zhèn​gǔ​shuò​jīn · earthshaking — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    震古烁今 / 震古爍今

    zhèn​gǔ​shuò​jīn

    earthshaking

    literally meaning to astonish the ancients and dazzle contemporaries; used as an idiom to describe a monumental achievement or a great undertaking that surpasses all history

    震 (literal) → 震 · zhèn · to shake 古 (literal) → 古 · gǔ · ancient 烁 (bound) → 烁/爍 · shuò · to shine 今 (literal) → 今 · jīn · modern

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense