xùn​léi​bù​jí​yǎn'ěr

at lightning speed

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

Frequency

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0.453 per million

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