jīng​léi

clap of thunder

  • created sense approved 惊雷/驚雷 · jīng​léi · clap of thunder — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    惊雷 / 驚雷

    jīng​léi

    clap of thunder

    a sudden or startling clap of thunder

    惊 (literal) → 惊/驚 · jīng · to startle 雷 (literal) → 雷 · léi · thunder

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense

  • created sense approved 惊雷/驚雷 · jīng​léi · surprising turn of events — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    惊雷 / 驚雷

    jīng​léi

    surprising turn of events

    a sudden, shocking, or surprising event or news

    惊 (literal) → 惊/驚 · jīng · to startle 雷 (literal) → 雷 · léi · thunder

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense