疾雷不及掩耳
jí​léi​bù​jí​yǎn'ěr

lightning fast

  • created reference approved 疾雷不及掩耳 → 迅雷不及掩耳 (synonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    疾雷不及掩耳 jí​léi​bù​jí​yǎn'ěr

    迅雷不及掩耳 xùn​léi​bù​jí​yǎn'ěr

    synonym

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  • created reference approved 疾雷不及掩耳 → 迅雷 (see) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    疾雷不及掩耳 jí​léi​bù​jí​yǎn'ěr

    迅雷 xùn​léi

    see

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  • created sense approved 疾雷不及掩耳 · jí​léi​bù​jí​yǎn'ěr · lightning fast — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    疾雷不及掩耳

    jí​léi​bù​jí​yǎn'ěr

    lightning fast

    a thunderclap so sudden that one has no time to cover one's ears; describes an action that is so swift and unexpected that it catches others completely off guard

    疾雷 (literal) → 疾雷 · jí​léi · sudden thunderclap 不及 (literal) → 不及 · bù​jí · too late 掩耳 (literal) → 掩耳 · yǎn'ěr · to cover one's ears

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