lighting accompanied by peals of thunder

lighting accompanied by peals of thunder

Thunder and lightning, Chinese idiom, Pinyin is l é IDI à NJI à Oji à, meaning thunder and lightning. It's from the second moment of surprise.

Notes on Idioms

Jiaojia: attack together.

The origin of Idioms

Ling Mengchu of the Ming Dynasty, Volume 38 of "the second moment makes a case of surprise": "suddenly, clouds are all around, thunder and lightning are in the air, and all the shackles on Li San's body fall off."

Idiom usage

The weather is very heavy. Suddenly, the sky was overcast with thunder and lightning, and it began to rain cats and dogs. It's the second night watch. It's full of wind and rain. It's full of thunder and lightning. The seventh volume of Yu Shi Ming Yan by Feng Menglong in Ming Dynasty