晴天霹雳
qíng​tiān​pī​lì

a bolt from the blue

  • created reference approved 晴天霹雳/晴天霹靂 → 青天霹雳/青天霹靂 (variant) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    晴天霹雳 / 晴天霹靂 qíng​tiān​pī​lì

    青天霹雳 / 青天霹靂 qīng​tiān​pī​lì

    variant

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

    created reference

  • created sense approved 晴天霹雳/晴天霹靂 · qíng​tiān​pī​lì · a bolt from the blue — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    晴天霹雳 / 晴天霹靂

    qíng​tiān​pī​lì

    a bolt from the blue

    (idiom) a thunderclap from a clear sky, meaning a sudden and shocking event or disaster

    晴天 (literal) → 晴天 · qíng​tiān · sunny day 霹雳 (literal) → 霹雳/霹靂 · pī​lì · thunderbolt

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

    created sense