bolt from the blue; sudden shocking event
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
a bolt from the blue; a sudden and unexpected disaster or shocking event
literaryAlso expressed as 青天霹雳. Used to describe devastating news or events that occur without warning.
Fù父
qīn亲
tū突
rán然
lí离
shì世
de的
xiāo消
xī息
yóu犹
rú如
qíng晴
tiān天
pī霹
lì雳
，
ràng让
tā他
yī一
shí时
wú无
fǎ法
jiē接
shòu受
。
The news of his father's sudden passing hit him like a bolt from the blue, and he couldn't accept it for a while.
Tīng听
dào到
zì自
jǐ己
bèi被
jiě解
gù雇
de的
xiāo消
xī息
，
tā他
gǎn感
jué觉
rú如
tóng同
qíng晴
tiān天
pī霹
lì雳
。
Hearing the news that he had been fired felt like a thunderbolt striking him.
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Zhè这
chǎng场
tū突
rú如
qí其
lái来
de的
zāi灾
nán难
duì对
zhěng整
gè个
cūn村
zhuāng庄
lái来
shuō说
jiǎn简
zhí直
shì是
qíng晴
tiān天
pī霹
lì雳
。
This sudden catastrophe was nothing short of a bolt from the blue for the entire village.