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晴天霹雳 (晴天霹靂)
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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

晴天霹雳 [qíngtiānpīlì]
  1. 1. a bolt from the blue
    她父亲去世的消息对她来说是晴天霹雳
    The news that her father had died came like a bolt from the blue.

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

晴天霹雳 [qíngtiānpīlì]
  1. 1. a bolt from the blue

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

晴天霹雳 [qíngtiānpīlì]
  1. 1. 晴天里打起了响雷。比喻突然发生令人震惊的意外事件或灾祸等。

Examples

噩耗传来,犹如晴天霹雳
The grievous news came like a bolt from the blue.
晴天霹雳
晴天霹雳
这番话犹如晴天霹雳,令人震惊。
a bolt from the blue
晴天霹雳
That was like a thunderclap to him.
那对他犹如晴天霹雳
The strike was a bolt from the blue.
这次罢工犹如晴天霹雳
Like a bolt from the blue, six British engineers are arrested.
六个英国工程师被捕了,这好似晴天霹雳

Word Decomposition


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