lay trời dậy đất

In real, traceable use. Part of the curated seed collection; community review is coming.

Meaning · English

Shaking heaven and heaving earth — an event that astonishes everyone.

Literally: rock the sky, rouse the ground
Sources & notes

Discovered via Vietnamese Wiktionary, Thể loại:Thành ngữ tiếng Việt (CC BY-SA 4.0); retrieved 2026-08-01. Source: source ↗ Definition is an original editorial synthesis, not copied from the source.

Common questions

What does “lay trời dậy đất” mean?

Shaking heaven and heaving earth — an event that astonishes everyone. Literally: rock the sky, rouse the ground

Is “lay trời dậy đất” formal or informal?

No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.