平地一聲雷

Chinese

		level ground; flat ground; to level the ground	one; single; a one; single; a; (before verbs) as soon as, once; (before a noun) entire (family, etc.)	sound; voice; (a measure word, used for sounds) sound; voice; (a measure word, used for sounds); tone; noise	thunder
trad. (平地一聲雷)		平地	一	聲	雷
simp. (平地一声雷)		平地	一	声	雷

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): píngdìyīshēngléi

  (Zhuyin): ㄆㄧㄥˊ ㄉㄧˋ ㄧ ㄕㄥ ㄌㄟˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): ping⁴ dei⁶ jat¹ sing¹ leoi⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: píngdìyīshēngléi [Phonetic: píngdìyìshēngléi]
    • Zhuyin: ㄆㄧㄥˊ ㄉㄧˋ ㄧ ㄕㄥ ㄌㄟˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: píngdìyishengléi
    • Wade–Giles: pʻing²-ti⁴-i¹-shêng¹-lei²
    • Yale: píng-dì-yī-shēng-léi
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: pyngdihishenglei
    • Palladius: пиндиишэнлэй (pindiišɛnlɛj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pʰiŋ³⁵ ti⁵¹⁻⁵³ i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ ʂɤŋ⁵⁵ leɪ̯³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: ping⁴ dei⁶ jat¹ sing¹ leoi⁴
    • Yale: pìhng deih yāt sīng lèuih
    • Cantonese Pinyin: ping⁴ dei⁶ jat⁷ sing¹ loey⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: ping⁴ déi⁶ yed¹ xing¹ lêu⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pʰɪŋ²¹ tei̯²² jɐt̚⁵ sɪŋ⁵⁵ lɵy̯²¹/

Idiom

平地一聲雷

1. to experience a sudden rise in social status and reputation (historically often referring to people who have passed the imperial examination)
2. something unexpected and shocking suddenly occurs