After the earthquake happened/occurred, there were many destitute orphans. / The earthquake left many orphans destitute.
Cantonese
华夏大地
華夏大地
waa4 haa6 daai6 dei6
Chinese soil
Examples (Wiktionary)
Mandarin
雪白明月照在大地
雪白明月照在大地
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Mandarin
官场大地震
官場大地震
guān chǎng dà dì zhèn
a major change in government officials
Mandarin
发生了大地震,大陆及港、澳、台三地艺人为了救灾共襄盛举,举办了多场演唱会。
發生了大地震,大陸及港、澳、台三地藝人為了救災共襄盛舉,舉辦了多場演唱會。
fā shēng le dà dì zhèn , dà lù jí gǎng , ào , tái sān dì yì rén wèi le jiù zāi gòng xiāng shèng jǔ , jǔ bàn le duō chǎng yǎn chàng huì .
After the major earthquake, artists from the Mainland, Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan all worked together to perform several concerts to collect funds for disaster relief.