晴天霹靂 [－－－雳]

Jyutping cing4 tin1 pik1 lik1
Pinyin qíng tiān pī lì

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. lit. thunderclap from a clear sky (idiom)
  2. fig. a bolt from the blue
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 語句
    喺​好​天​時​突然​行雷​，​比喻​突​發​嘅​驚​人​事件
    something shocking/unusual happens suddenly;a bolt from the blue; literally: thunder from a clear sky
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. phrase, idiomatic
    bolt from the blue; sudden and unexpected bad news
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. （沒有對應漢語詞彙）
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    晴天霹雳。
    晴天霹靂。
    qíng tiān pī lì 。
    • It was like a bolt out of the blue.
    • It came like a bolt from the blue.
  2. Mandarin
    你为什么要唤我起来，告诉我如此晴天霹雳的消息? 现在你教我如何认真工作?
    你為什麼要喚我起來，告訴我如此晴天霹靂的消息? 現在你教我如何認真工作?
    nǐ wèi shén me yào huàn wǒ qǐ lai ， gào sù wǒ rú cǐ qíng tiān pī lì de xiāo xi ? xiàn zài nǐ jiào wǒ rú hé rèn zhēn gōng zuò ?
    • Why did you wake me up to tell me something that big? Now, I'll never be able to concentrate on my work!