unexpected disaster strikes
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesidiom
misfortune descends from the sky; an unexpected disaster suddenly strikes
literaryUsed to describe sudden, unexpected calamities that come without warning. Often expresses a sense of helplessness or shock.
Tā他
gāng刚
mǎi买
xià下
nà那
dòng栋
fáng房
zi子
jiù就
zāo遭
yù遇
le了
cái裁
yuán员
，
zhēn真
shì是
huò祸
cóng从
tiān天
jiàng降
。
He had just bought that house when he was laid off—truly a disaster descending from the heavens.
Zhè这
chǎng场
hóng洪
shuǐ水
duì对
cūn村
mín民
lái来
shuō说
jiǎn简
zhí直
shì是
huò祸
cóng从
tiān天
jiàng降
，
tā他
men们
wán完
quán全
méi没
yǒu有
zhǔn准
bèi备
。
This flood was simply an unexpected calamity for the villagers; they were completely unprepared.
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Duì对
yú于
zhè这
jiā家
lǎo老
pái牌
qǐ企
yè业
ér而
yán言
，
tū突
rú如
qí其
lái来
de的
zhì制
cái裁
kě可
wèi谓
shì是
huò祸
cóng从
tiān天
jiàng降
。
For this established enterprise, the sudden sanctions were truly a bolt from the blue.