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Progressing from characters to words and idioms marks advanced Chinese. This guide freely explains 「流星掣電」 for your learning.

Here, we present the idiom 「流星掣電」. Below, you’ll find its explanation and examples of usage.

A metaphor for speed. Same as “meteor and lightning”.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

liú xīng chè diàn

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

lau4 sing1 jai3 din6

Chinese idioms are vast in number, each carrying unique meanings and usages. With such variety, there’s a lot to learn and appreciate. Hopefully, these resources will aid you on your journey to mastering Chinese.