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Let’s learn about the idiom 「疾如雷電」! Its detailed explanation and usage are presented below.

Quick mention is like thunder and lightning. Used to describe a situation that develops very quickly.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

jí rú léi diàn

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

jat6 yu4 leui4 din6

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