迅雷不及掩耳
Appearance
Chinese
[edit]thunderbolt; thunderclap | to not do something in time; to be too late; to not reach | cover up; to surprise | ear | ||
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trad. (迅雷不及掩耳) | 迅雷 | 不及 | 掩 | 耳 | |
simp. #(迅雷不及掩耳) | 迅雷 | 不及 | 掩 | 耳 | |
Literally: “a sudden peal of thunder leaves no time for covering the ears”. |
Pronunciation
[edit]- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄒㄩㄣˋ ㄌㄟˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄐㄧˊ ㄧㄢˇ ㄦˇ
- Tongyong Pinyin: syùnléi bùjí yǎn ěr
- Wade–Giles: hsün4-lei2 pu4-chi2 yen3 êrh3
- Yale: syùn-léi bù-jí yǎn ěr
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shiunnlei bujyi yean eel
- Palladius: сюньлэй буцзи янь эр (sjunʹlɛj buczi janʹ er)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ɕyn⁵¹ leɪ̯³⁵ pu⁵¹ t͡ɕi³⁵ jɛn²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ˀɤɻ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: seon3 leoi4 bat1 kap6 jim2 ji5
- Yale: seun lèuih bāt kahp yím yíh
- Cantonese Pinyin: soen3 loey4 bat7 kap9 jim2 ji5
- Guangdong Romanization: sên3 lêu4 bed1 keb6 yim2 yi5
- Sinological IPA (key): /sɵn³³ lɵy̯²¹ pɐt̚⁵ kʰɐp̚² jiːm³⁵ jiː¹³/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Idiom
[edit]迅雷不及掩耳
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