平地一聲雷
Chinese
| level ground; flat ground; to level the ground | one; single; a one; single; a; (before verbs) as soon as, once; (before a noun) entire (family, etc.) |
sound; voice; (a measure word, used for sounds) sound; voice; (a measure word, used for sounds); tone; noise |
thunder | ||
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| trad. (平地一聲雷) | 平地 | 一 | 聲 | 雷 | |
| simp. (平地一声雷) | 平地 | 一 | 声 | 雷 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: píngdìyīshēngléi [Phonetic: píngdìyìshēngléi]
- Zhuyin: ㄆㄧㄥˊ ㄉㄧˋ ㄧ ㄕㄥ ㄌㄟˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: píngdìyishengléi
- Wade–Giles: pʻing2-ti4-i1-shêng1-lei2
- Yale: píng-dì-yī-shēng-léi
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: pyngdihishenglei
- Palladius: пиндиишэнлэй (pindiišɛnlɛj)
- Sinological IPA (key): /pʰiŋ³⁵ ti⁵¹⁻⁵³ i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ ʂɤŋ⁵⁵ leɪ̯³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: ping4 dei6 jat1 sing1 leoi4
- Yale: pìhng deih yāt sīng lèuih
- Cantonese Pinyin: ping4 dei6 jat7 sing1 loey4
- Guangdong Romanization: ping4 déi6 yed1 xing1 lêu4
- Sinological IPA (key): /pʰɪŋ²¹ tei̯²² jɐt̚⁵ sɪŋ⁵⁵ lɵy̯²¹/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Idiom
平地一聲雷
- to experience a sudden rise in social status and reputation (historically often referring to people who have passed the imperial examination)
- something unexpected and shocking suddenly occurs