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迅雷不及掩耳
  seon3 leoi4 bat1 kap6 jim2 ji5   jyutping
  xun4 lei2 bu4 ji2 yan3 er3   pinyin
as sudden as lightning; with lightning speed
[literal] a sudden peal of thunder leaves no time for covering the ears
[antonym] 慢條斯理


Level: 3
This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
迅雷不及掩耳

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Characters in this word:

 seon3  -  swift
 leoi4  -  thunder; mine; a surname
 bat1  -  not; no; un-
 kap6 gap6  -  and; with; reach; catch up with
 jim2  -  cover; shut; attack by surprise
 ji5  -  ear
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