開天闢地

开天辟地
kāitiānpìdì
to split heaven and earth apart (idiom); refers to the Pangu 盤古 Pángǔ creation myth

CEDICT

Entry Composition

1 開 kāi
  1. to open (transitive or intransitive)
  2. (of ships, vehicles, troops etc) to start
  3. to turn on; to put in operation; to operate; to run
  4. to boil
  5. to write out (a prescription, check, invoice etc)
  6. (directional complement) away; off
  7. carat (gold)
  8. abbr. for Kelvin, 開爾文 Kāiěrwén
  9. abbr. for 開本 kāiběn, book format
2 天 tiān
  1. day
  2. sky
  3. heaven
3 闢 pì
  1. to open (a door)
  2. to open up (for development)
  3. to dispel; to refute; to repudiate
  4. (bound form) penetrating; incisive
4 地 dì
  1. earth
  2. ground
  3. field
  4. place
  5. land

classifier: 片