五雷轰顶 wǔ léi hōng dǐng Five Thunderbolts Striking the Head

Explanation

五雷轰顶是一个比喻，它指的是一个人受到极大的惩罚，或遭遇极其不幸的事件。通常用来形容一个人犯了罪过，或做了一些非常不好的事情，从而遭受了惩罚，也用来表达对某人或某事的强烈愤慨。

Five thunderbolts striking the head is a metaphor that refers to a person receiving a huge punishment or encountering an extremely unfortunate event. It is often used to describe a person who has committed a crime or done something very bad, resulting in punishment. It can also express strong resentment towards someone or something.

Origin Story

话说从前，有个名叫张三的人，他为人狡猾，心狠手辣，经常欺压百姓，无恶不作。他常常偷鸡摸狗，还经常骗取别人的钱财。有一天，张三在集市上看到一个老奶奶在卖水果，便起了贪心，想抢夺老奶奶的水果。老奶奶年迈体弱，根本抵挡不住张三的蛮力，只能眼睁睁地看着自己的水果被张三抢走。老奶奶气愤地指着张三说：“你这样欺压老弱，难道就不怕遭报应吗？”张三却哈哈大笑，说：“我什么都不怕，我只要能得到钱财，什么事情都做得出来！”说完，张三便扬长而去。没过几天，张三在回家路上，突然天昏地暗，雷声大作。张三顿时感到一阵眩晕，眼前一片漆黑，接着就昏倒在地。当他醒来的时候，发现自己躺在一棵大树底下，身上衣服破损，身上还多了几道伤口。张三这才意识到自己遭了报应，吓得魂飞魄散。从此以后，张三再也不敢做坏事了，整天都躲在家中，害怕遭到报应。

huì shuō cóng qián, yǒu gè míng jiào zhāng sān de rén, tā wéi rén jiǎo huá, xīn hěn shǒu là, jīng cháng qī yā bǎi xìng, wú è bù zuò. tā cháng cháng tōu jī mō gǒu, hái jīng cháng piàn qǔ bié rén de qián cái. yǒu yī tiān, zhāng sān zài jí shì shàng kàn dào yī gè lǎo nǎi nai zài mài shuǐ guǒ, biàn qǐ le tān xīn, xiǎng qiǎng duó lǎo nǎi nai de shuǐ guǒ. lǎo nǎi nai nián mài tǐ ruò, gēn běn dǐ dǎng bù zhù zhāng sān de mán lì, zhǐ néng yǎn zhēng zhēng de kàn zháo zì jǐ de shuǐ guǒ bèi zhāng sān qiǎng zǒu. lǎo nǎi nai qì fèn de zhǐ zháo zhāng sān shuō: “nǐ zhè yàng qī yā lǎo ruò, nán dào jiù bù pà zāo bào yìng ma?” zhāng sān què hā hā dà xiào, shuō: “wǒ shén me dōu bù pà, wǒ zhǐ yào néng dé dào qián cái, shén me shì qíng dōu zuò de chū lái!” shuō wán, zhāng sān biàn yáng cháng ér qù. méi guò jǐ tiān, zhāng sān zài huí jiā lù shàng, túrán tiān hūn dì àn, léi shēng dà zuò. zhāng sān dùn shí gǎn dào yī zhèn xuán yùn, yǎn qián yī piàn hēi, jiē zháo jiù hūn dǎo zài dì. dāng tā xǐng lái de shí hou, fā xiàn zì jǐ tǎng zài yī kē dà shù dǐ xia, shēn shàng yī fú pò sǔn, shēn shàng hái duō le jǐ dào shāng kǒu. zhāng sān cái zhī dào zì jǐ zāo le bào yìng, xià de hún fēi pò sàn. cóng cǐ yǐ hòu, zhāng sān zài yě gǎn bù dǎo zuò huài shì le, zhěng tiān dōu duǒ zài jiā zhōng, hǎi pà zāo dào bào yìng.

Once upon a time, there was a man named Zhang San who was cunning and ruthless. He often bullied the people and did all sorts of evil deeds. He often stole chickens and dogs, and he often cheated people out of their money. One day, Zhang San saw an old lady selling fruit at the market and became greedy, wanting to rob the old lady's fruit. The old lady was old and weak, and couldn't resist Zhang San's brute force. She could only watch helplessly as her fruit was taken by Zhang San. The old lady angrily pointed at Zhang San and said,

Usage

这个成语通常用来形容一个人犯了罪过，或做了一些非常不好的事情，从而遭受了惩罚，也用来表达对某人或某事的强烈愤慨。

zhè ge chéng yǔ tóng cháng yòng lái xíng róng yī gè rén fàn le zuì guò, huò zuò le yī xiē fēi cháng bù hǎo de shì qíng, cóng ér zāo shòu le chéng fá, yě yòng lái biǎo dá duì mǒu rén huò mǒu shì de qiáng liè fèn gǎi.

This idiom is usually used to describe someone who has committed a crime or done something very bad, resulting in punishment. It can also express strong resentment towards someone or something.

Examples

• 我若违背诺言，就让五雷轰顶！

  wǒ ruò wéi bèi nuò yán, jiù ràng wǔ léi hōng dǐng!

  If I break my promise, may I be struck by lightning!

• 他犯了如此严重的错误，难道不该五雷轰顶吗？

  tā fàn le rú cǐ yán zhòng de cuò wù, nán dào bù gāi wǔ léi hōng dǐng ma?

  Shouldn't he be struck by lightning for making such a serious mistake?

Related Idioms

• 天打雷劈

• 遭报应

• 大祸临头

Opposite Idioms

• 天降洪福

• 福星高照

• 逢凶化吉