青天の霹靂

Japanese

Kanji in this term
青 天 霹 靂
せい
Grade: 1 		てん
Grade: 1 		へき
Hyōgai 		れき
Hyōgai
on'yomi
Alternative spelling
靑天の霹靂 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

Compound of 青天 +‎ の +‎ 霹靂, compare Chinese 晴天霹靂／晴天霹雳 (qíngtiānpīlì)

Noun

青(せい)天(てん)の霹(へき)靂(れき) • (seiten no hekireki) 

  1. (idiomatic) out of the blue, bolt from the blue, great surprise
    Synonym: 寝耳に水 (nemimi ni mizu)
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