青天霹靂

简 青天霹雳 · 繁 青天霹靂
Mandarin · pinyin qīng tiān pī lì

Meanings

  1. (lit.) thunderclap from a clear sky (idiom)
  2. (fig.) a bolt from the blue
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青
qīng · blue, green; young; Kangxi radical 174
天
tiān · sky, heaven; god, celestial
霹
pī · thunder, crashing thunder
靂
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雳
lì · thunderclap, crashing thunder
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1–1–1–4 · qing1 tian1 pi1 li4

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cing1 tin1 pik1 lik1

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青天霹靂 · qing1 tian1 pi1 li4
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Exact source record青天霹靂 青天霹雳 [qing1 tian1 pi1 li4] /(lit.) thunderclap from a clear sky (idiom)/(fig.) a bolt from the blue/