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Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary
- 晴天霹雳
[qíngtiānpīlì]
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1.
a bolt from the blue
Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary
- 晴天霹雳
[qíngtiānpīlì]
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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
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噩耗传来,犹如晴天霹雳。
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The grievous news came like a bolt from the blue.
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晴天霹雳。
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晴天霹雳。
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这番话犹如晴天霹雳,令人震惊。
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a bolt from the blue
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晴天霹雳
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That was like a thunderclap to him.
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那对他犹如晴天霹雳。
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The strike was a bolt from the blue.
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这次罢工犹如晴天霹雳。
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Like a bolt from the blue, six British engineers are arrested.
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六个英国工程师被捕了,这好似晴天霹雳。
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Word Decomposition
晴
[qíng]
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天
[tiān]
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霹
[pī]
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雳
[lì]
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