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迅雷不及掩耳 (seon3 leoi4 bat1 kap6 jim2 ji5) — as sudden as lightning; with lightning speed in Cantonese

seon˗₃迅leoiˎ₄雷batˉ¹不kapˍ₆及jimˊ²掩jiˏ₅耳
Mandarin Pinyin: xun4 lei2 bu4 ji2 yan3 er3

Meaning of 迅雷不及掩耳

nounas sudden as lightning; with lightning speed
noun慢條斯理
nouna sudden peal of thunder leaves no time for covering the ears
noun(a swift clap of thunder leaves no time for one to cover the ears); to be extremely sudden and swift

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seon˗₃迅leoiˎ₄雷batˉ¹不kapˍ₆及jimˊ²掩jiˏ₅耳
Extremely fast, like thunder before you can cover your ears.
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Characters in 迅雷不及掩耳

迅seon3
swift; fast; quick; rapid; speedy; prompt
雷leoi4
thunder
不bat1
not; no; un-
及kap6
catch up with; overtake; match
掩jim2
cover; hide; conceal
耳ji5
a Chinese family name

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