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晴天霹雳
/ qíng tiān pī lì /
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Collocation
1
受到晴天霹雳般的打击
2
如同/犹如/好像晴天霹雳
Definition
晴天霹雳
Literally means:
thunderclap out of the blue
Actually means:
a bolt from the blue
霹雳 refers to al ferocious and sudden peal of thunder.
This phrase literally means that a great thunder comes down from the blue sky, and it figuratively means a shocking event that occurs all of a sudden.
霹雳，来势迅猛，使人害怕的响雷。
晴天霹雳，晴天打响雷。比喻突然发生令人震惊的事件。
Example
Used as object or attributive. (作宾语、定语)
1
Mǔqīn
母亲
yùnàn
遇难
de
的
xiāoxi
消息
rú
如
qíngtiānpīlì
晴天霹雳
,
ràng
让
tā
她
jīngdāi
惊呆
le
了
,
yījùhuà
一句话
yě
也
shuō
说
bù
不
chūlái
出来
。
The news of her mother's death was so clear that she was stunned that she could not say a word.
2
Tūrán
突然
chūxiàn
出现
de
的
jǐngchá
警察
shǐ
使
zhèngzài
正在
zuòàn
作案
de
的
xiǎotōu
小偷
shòudào
受到
qíngtiānpīlì
晴天霹雳
yībān
一般
de
的
dǎjī
打击
,
zhàn
站
zài
在
yuándì
原地
,
dòng
动
yě
也
bù
不
dòng
动
。
The sudden appearance of the police made the thief who was committing the crime suffer a sunny blow, standing in place, motion not moving.
3
Duì
对
zhège
这个
fànzuì
犯罪
xiányírén
嫌疑人
láishuō
来说
,
zhèngrén
证人
de
的
zhèngcí
证词
yóurú
犹如
qíngtiānpīlì
晴天霹雳
,
ràng
让
tā
他
zhāojiàbùzhù
招架不住
,
bùdébù
不得不
chéngrèn
承认
zìjǐ
自己
de
的
zuìxíng
罪行
。
For the suspect, the witness's testimony was like a thunderbolt, making him unable to resist and having to admit his guilt.