青天霹雳 qīng tiān pī lì

DEFINITIONS

  1. thunder from a clear sky (idiom); a bolt from the blue

CHARACTERS

青 qīng
HSK 5
blue, green, black; young
天 tiān
HSK 1
sky, heaven; god, celestial
霹 pī thunder, crashing thunder
雳 lì thunderclap, crashing thunder