青天霹雳
qīng​tiān​pī​lì

bolt from the blue

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

    青天霹雳 / 青天霹靂 qīng​tiān​pī​lì

    晴天霹雳 / 晴天霹靂 qíng​tiān​pī​lì

    variant

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

    created reference

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

    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

    青天 (literal) → 青天 · qīng​tiān · blue sky 霹雳 (literal) → 霹雳/霹靂 · pī​lì · thunderbolt

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

    created sense