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天打雷劈 — “Heaven strikes with thunder and cleaves”

天打雷劈 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “May one be struck by lightning and suffer a horrible fate (used as a severe curse or oath for committing immoral acts)”. Literally, “Heaven strikes with thunder and cleaves”.

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天打雷劈 Pronunciation and Pinyin

天打雷劈 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
天
tiān4sky, heaven, day, nature
打
dǎ5to hit, strike, or play
雷
léi13thunder, mine, shocking, boundary
劈
pī15split or chop forcefully

Example Sentence with 天打雷劈

他若做出这种伤天害理的事,定会天打雷劈
If he commits such an atrocious act, may he be struck by lightning and suffer a terrible fate.

Idioms Related to 天打雷劈

Synonyms of 天打雷劈

  • wǔ五léi雷hōng轰dǐng顶suffer a terrible catastrophic fate
  • tiān天dǎ打léi雷jī击struck by heavenly thunder

More idioms starting with 天

  • tiān天shàng上rén人jiān间worlds apart
  • tiān天shàng上dì地xià下,,wéi惟wǒ我dú独zūn尊supremely arrogant and self-important
  • tiān天shàng上tiān天xià下,,wéi惟wǒ我dú独zūn尊Arrogant and self-important
  • tiān天shàng上shǎo少yǒu有,,dì地xià下nán难xún寻extremely rare, unique
  • tiān天shàng上shí石lín麟a brilliant and talented son
  • tiān天shàng上qí麒lín麟praise a son's exceptional talent
  • tiān天xià下yī一jiā家universal brotherhood and harmony
  • tiān天xià下wèi为yī一The world united
  • tiān天xià下wéi为gōng公The world belongs to everyone
  • tiān天xià下wéi为jiā家To make the world one's home
  • tiān天xià下wéi为lóng笼the world is a confining cage
  • tiān天xià下wū乌yā鸦yī一bān般hēi黑all evil is the same everywhere

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Questions about 天打雷劈

What does 天打雷劈 mean?

天打雷劈 (tiān dǎ léi pī) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “May one be struck by lightning and suffer a horrible fate (used as a severe curse or oath for committing immoral acts)”.

How do you pronounce 天打雷劈?

天打雷劈 is pronounced tiān dǎ léi pī in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 天打雷劈 literally mean?

Literally, 天打雷劈 means “Heaven strikes with thunder and cleaves”. It is used to mean “May one be struck by lightning and suffer a horrible fate (used as a severe curse or oath for committing immoral acts)”.

What is the Chinese definition of 天打雷劈?

比喻不得好死。常用作骂人或赌咒的话。

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