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Korean
Etymology
Sino-Korean word from 靑天 (“blue sky”) + 霹靂 (“thunderbolt”).
Pronunciation
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| Revised Romanization? | cheongcheonbyeongnyeok |
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| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | cheongcheonbyeoglyeog |
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| McCune–Reischauer? | ch'ŏngch'ŏnbyŏngnyŏk |
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| Yale Romanization? | chengchenpyeklyek |
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Noun
청천벽력 • (cheongcheonbyeongnyeok) (hanja 靑天霹靂)
- (four-character idiom from Classical Chinese) bolt from the blue; sudden and unexpected bad news
그는 청천벽력같은 소식을 알렸다.- geuneun cheongcheonbyeongnyeokgateun sosigeul allyeotda.
- He told the sudden and unexpected bad news.
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