雷厲風行

See also: 雷厉风行

Chinese

			to spread or proceed quickly; to catch on; to be popular
trad. (雷厲風行)		雷厲	風行
simp. (雷厉风行)		雷厉	风行
Literally: “with the power of a thunderbolt and the speed of wind”.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): léilìfēngxíng

(Zhuyin): ㄌㄟˊ ㄌㄧˋ ㄈㄥㄒㄧㄥˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): leoi⁴ lai⁶ fung¹ hang⁴

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: léilìfēngxíng
  - Zhuyin: ㄌㄟˊ ㄌㄧˋ ㄈㄥㄒㄧㄥˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: leilihfengshyng
  - IPA ^(key): /leɪ̯³⁵ li⁵¹ fɤŋ⁵⁵ ɕiŋ³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: leoi⁴ lai⁶ fung¹ hang⁴
  - Yale: lèuih laih fūng hàhng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: loey⁴ lai⁶ fung¹ hang⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: lêu⁴ lei⁶ fung¹ heng⁴
  - IPA ^(key): /lɵy̯²¹ lɐi̯²² fʊŋ⁵⁵ hɐŋ²¹/

Idiom

雷厲風行

(when carrying out orders, policies, etc.) vigorously and speedily; vigorously and resolutely; swift and decisive

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