thunderbolt
US
UK thunderbolt n: literary (lightning and thunder)
SC 雷电 léi diàn
TC 雷電
TC 雷電
A sudden thunderbolt lit up the library and startled the guests.
thunderbolt n: figurative ([sth] sudden) (比喻)
SC 令人震惊的事件，晴天霹雳 lìng rén zhèn jīng de shì jiàn，qíng tiān pī lì
TC 晴天霹靂
TC 晴天霹靂
News of the actor's death came as a thunderbolt to his fans.