晴天霹雳 | a bolt from the blue

qíng晴tiān天pī霹lì雳

A sudden, totally unexpected, and shocking event or piece of news; a bolt from the blue.

听到他突然辞职的消息，大家都觉得像是晴天霹雳，完全没有料到。

Everyone felt it was a bolt from the blue when they heard the news of his sudden resignation; it was completely unexpected.

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