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晴天霹雳

qíngtiānpīlì

lit. thunderclap from a clear sky (idiom)

2 meanings

MEANING2 meanings

壹名noun
lit. thunderclap from a clear sky (idiom)
- 。
  This news was absolutely a bolt from the blue for him.
貳名noun
fig. a bolt from the blue
- 。
  This news was like a bolt from the blue for him.

STROKE ORDER

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晴天霹雳

Traditional晴天霹靂

qíngtiānpīlì

lit. thunderclap from a clear sky (idiom)

2 meanings

MEANING2 meanings

壹名noun
lit. thunderclap from a clear sky (idiom)
- 。
  This news was absolutely a bolt from the blue for him.
貳名noun
fig. a bolt from the blue
- 。
  This news was like a bolt from the blue for him.

解字

CHARACTER ANALYSIS

晴

日(sun)RADICAL
青(clear; pure)PHONO-SEMANTIC

The sky is sunny and beautiful when the sun shines on a clear blue sky.

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