qíng
tiān

idiom
common

Meaning of 青天霹雳

青天霹雳 means bolt from the blue; sudden and completely unexpected calamity or shocking event. Pronounced qíng tiān pī lì.

  • bolt from the blue; sudden and completely unexpected calamity or shocking event

Definitions & Examples

chū
chē
huò
de
xiāo
xi
tóng
qíng
tiān
 
ràng
quán
jiā
rén
dōu
jīng
dāi
le
 

The news of his car accident was like a bolt from the blue, stunning the whole family.

Gōng
rán
dǎo
 
duì
yuán
gōng
men
lái
shuō
jiǎn
zhí
shì
qíng
tiān
 

The company's sudden bankruptcy was a complete bolt from the blue for the employees.

zhī
zhì
yǒu
bìng
zhòng
de
xiāo
xi
 
gǎn
jué
xiàng
ái
le
qíng
tiān
 

Upon learning about his close friend's serious illness, he felt as if struck by a thunderbolt on a sunny day.