Zài nàge diànshǎnléimíng de yèwǎn, tā dúzì zǒu zài huíjiā de lù shàng.
On that thunder-and-lightning night, he walked home alone.
Tips
usage
Describes literal violent storms and, by extension, sudden dramatic change or upheaval (e.g. '市场上电闪雷鸣' — turmoil in the markets). Often follows weather narration in stories and weather reports.
memory
Two verb-noun pairs swapped: 电闪 (lightning flashes) + 雷鸣 (thunder roars). Pair each element with its sensory cue — sight of lightning, sound of thunder — and the order falls out naturally.
