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青天霹雳
qīng​tiān​pī​lì

bolt from the blue

Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents
青天霹雳 青天霹靂 qīng​tiān​pī​lì
bolt from the blue
(idiom) a thunderbolt from a clear sky, describing a sudden and shocking event that happens without warning

Frequency

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0.015 per million

Cross-References

Variant of

  • 晴天霹雳 qíng​tiān​pī​lì

Sources

Frequency data
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