迅雷不及掩耳

Chinese

		thunderbolt; thunderclap	to not do something in time; to be too late; to not reach	cover up; to surprise	ear
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

Mandarin
(Pinyin): xùnléi bùjí yǎn ěr

(Zhuyin): ㄒㄩㄣˋ ㄌㄟˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄐㄧˊ ㄧㄢˇ ㄦˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): seon³ leoi⁴ bat¹ kap⁶ jim² ji⁵

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: xùnléi bùjí yǎn ěr [Phonetic: xùnléibùjíyáněr]
  - 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⁾/
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/

Idiom

迅雷不及掩耳

as sudden as lightning

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