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lit. thunderclap from a clear sky (idiom) · fig. a bolt from the blue

晴天霹雳
qíng tiān pī lì
q+íng·2nd tonet+iān·1st tonep+ī·1st tonel+ì·4th tone
Idiom
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Why did you wake me up to tell me something that big? Now, I'll never be able to concentrate on my work!
你为什么要唤我起来，告诉我如此晴天霹雳的消息? 现在你教我如何认真工作?
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
lit. disaster falls from heaven (idiom) · fig. to be struck by an unexpected calamity; a sudden misfortune祸从天降huò cóng tiān jiàngan unforeseen event · accident · misfortune变故biàn gù(lit.) thunderclap from a clear sky (idiom) · (fig.) a bolt from the blue青天霹雳qīng tiān pī lì
Antonyms
a common occurrence (idiom)司空见惯sī kōng jiàn guàn
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