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Sentence
That news was out of the blue.
Chinese (Simplified) Translation
那消息来得很突然。
Chinese (Traditional) Translation
那個消息猶如晴天霹靂。
Korean Translation
그 소식은 전혀 예상치 못한 일이었다.
Indonesian Translation
Berita itu benar-benar mengejutkan.
Vietnamese Translation
Tin đó như sét đánh ngang tai.
Tagalog Translation
Parang kidlat sa kalangitan ang balitang iyon.
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That news was out of the blue.
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そのニュースは寝耳に水だった。
Related words
寝耳に水
Hiragana
ねみみにみず
Noun
idiomatic
Japanese Meaning
寝ているときに耳に水が入るように、突然で不意打ちの出来事に驚くことのたとえ。予想もしていなかった出来事に非常に驚くこと。
Easy Japanese Meaning
なにも しらないで いるときに、とつぜん おどろく できごとが おきること
Chinese (Simplified) Meaning
出乎意料的事 / 突如其来的消息 / 晴天霹雳
Chinese (Traditional) Meaning
晴天霹靂 / 出乎意料的消息 / 讓人措手不及的意外
Korean Meaning
마른하늘에 날벼락 / 뜻밖의 큰 놀람 / 갑작스러운 소식·사건
Indonesian
kejutan besar yang tak terduga / kabar mendadak yang di luar dugaan / peristiwa yang datang tiba-tiba, bak petir di siang bolong
Vietnamese Meaning
sự việc xảy ra bất ngờ / tin sét đánh / sự ngạc nhiên lớn
Tagalog Meaning
hindi inaasahang pangyayari / biglang balita / malaking sorpresa
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