开天辟地 in English kai1 tian1 pi4 di4 Meaning

Meanings

  • to split heaven and earth apart (idiomatic expression); refers to the Pangu 盤古|盘古[Pan2 gu3] creation myth

Simplified Characters

开 天 辟 地

Traditional Characters

開 天 闢 地

Pinyin

kai1 tian1 pi4 di4

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

开kai1to open 天tian1day 辟pi4king 地di4-ly