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晴天霹靂 (cing4 tin1 pik1 lik1) — a bolt from the blue; hit sb like a thunderbolt; catch sb off guard in Cantonese

cingˎ₄晴tinˉ¹天pikˉ¹霹likˉ¹靂
简 晴天霹雳
Mandarin Pinyin: qing2 tian1 pi1 li4

Meaning of 晴天霹靂

nouna bolt from the blue; hit sb like a thunderbolt; catch sb off guard

Example Sentences with 晴天霹靂

jyuˎ₄如tungˎ₄同cingˎ₄晴tinˉ¹天pikˉ¹霹likˍ₆靂。
Like a bolt from the blue.
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Characters in 晴天霹靂

晴cing4
(of weather) fine; clear; sunny
天tin1
/tin1/
霹pik1
thunderbolt; thunderclap; thunderpeal
靂lik1
thunderbolt; thunderclap; thunderpeal

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