汉英词典
Chinese-English Dictionary
MEANING OF 青天霹雳
青天霹雳 (青天霹靂)
thunder from a clear sky (idiom); a bolt from the blue
霹雳 Thunder / Thunder thunder on a sunny day / An analogy of an unexpected and shocking event suddenly happened
霹雳响雷。晴天打响雷。比喻突然发生意外的,令人震惊的事件。
qīng tiān () lì
EXAMPLE SENTENCES

有一天一个电话如青天霹雳般震得昔日的中国骑士目瞪口呆。

One day the old Chinese white knight was astounded by a sudden call out of the blue.

直到有一天,她静悄悄的走了,所有你不曾为她做的事像青天霹雳般砸向你的心头。

And then, one day, she quietly died. And everything you never did came crashing down like thunder. "rock me baby, rock me all night long."

也就是在那一刹那,天空突然雷声大震,一个青天霹雳震得山摇地动,而亨利·阿姆斯特朗却不声不响地坐了起来。

At that instant the air sprang to flame, a cracking shock of thunder shook the stunned world and Henry Armstrong tranquilly sat up.