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



Rime
Character
Reading # 1/1 1/1 1/2 2/4
Initial () (37) (37) (1) (33)
Final () (42) (35) (2) (109)
Tone (調) Level (Ø) Departing (H) Level (Ø) Level (Ø)
Openness (開合) Closed Open Open Open
Division () I III III II
Fanqie
Baxter lwoj ljejH pjuwng haeng
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang
/luʌi/ /liᴇiH/ /pɨuŋ/ /ɦˠæŋ/
Pan
Wuyun
/luoi/ /liɛiH/ /piuŋ/ /ɦᵚaŋ/
Shao
Rongfen
/luɒi/ /ljæiH/ /piuŋ/ /ɣaŋ/
Edwin
Pulleyblank
/lwəj/ /liajH/ /puwŋ/ /ɦaɨjŋ/
Li
Rong
/luᴀi/ /liɛiH/ /piuŋ/ /ɣɐŋ/
Wang
Li
/luɒi/ /lĭɛiH/ /pĭuŋ/ /ɣɐŋ/
Bernard
Karlgren
/luɑ̆i/ /li̯ɛiH/ /pi̯uŋ/ /ɣɐŋ/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex
léi fēng héng
Expected
Cantonese
Reflex
leoi4 lai6 fung1 hang4

Idiom

雷厲風行

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