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晴天霹靂

qíngtiānpīlì

ㄑㄧㄥˊ ㄊㄧㄢ ㄆㄧ ㄌㄧˋ

Simplified 晴天霹雳

  1. 1lit. thunderclap from a clear sky (idiom)
  2. 2fig. a bolt from the blue
Example

晴天霹靂。

qíngtiānpīlì

It was like a bolt out of the blue.

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