迅雷不及掩耳
xùn​léi​bù​jí​yǎn'ěr

at lightning speed

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

    迅雷不及掩耳

    xùn​léi​bù​jí​yǎn'ěr

    at lightning speed

    meaning literally that a sudden clap of thunder occurs before one has time to cover one's ears; describes an action or event that happens so quickly that there is no time to prepare for it

    迅雷 (literal) → 迅雷 · xùn​léi · thunderbolt 不及 (literal) → 不及 · bù​jí · too late 掩耳 (literal) → 掩耳 · yǎn'ěr · to cover one's ears

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense