Definition
霹雳 is a literary noun meaning 'thunderbolt' or 'thunderclap', often used in idioms and poetic language to describe a sudden, loud thunderclap. It also appears in the proper noun 霹雳州 (Perak state in Malaysia), but the primary meaning is the natural phenomenon.
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thunderboltthunderclap
Examples
- 霹雳。Yí dào pī lì huá pò yèkōng.A thunderbolt streaked across the night sky.
- 霹雳，。pī lì guòhòu, dàyǔ qīngpén ér xià.After the thunderclap, a heavy downpour poured down.
- 霹雳，。Tā tīng dào yì shēng pī lì, xià le yí tiào.He heard a thunderclap and got a fright.
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