Tourist Simple survival phrases anyone can say
有雷雨。
Yǒu léi yǔ
There is thunder-rain.
雷雨 = thunderstorm
Expat Natural conversational sentences
外面打雷闪电,雷阵雨来了。
Wài miàn dǎ léi shǎn diàn, léi zhèn yǔ lái le
Outside thundering and lightning, thunderstorm has arrived.
打雷 = thunder strikes; 闪电 = lightning flash
Local Idioms and expressions that sound native
电闪雷鸣,这种天气出门找死呢!
Diàn shǎn léi míng, zhè zhǒng tiān qì chū mén zhǎo sǐ ne!
Lightning flashing thunder roaring, going out in this weather is asking for death!
电闪雷鸣 = classic 4-char idiom; 找死 = literally seeking death = crazy/dangerous
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