迅雷不及掩耳盜鈴

Chinese

		thunderbolt; thunderclap	not; no	to reach; and	to cover one’s ears while stealing a bell; to fool oneself; to bury one's head in the sand
trad. (迅雷不及掩耳盜鈴)		迅雷	不	及	掩耳盜鈴
simp. (迅雷不及掩耳盗铃)		迅雷	不	及	掩耳盗铃

Etymology

Blend of 迅雷不及掩耳 (xùnléi bùjí yǎn ěr) +‎ 掩耳盜鈴／掩耳盗铃 (yǎn'ěrdàolíng)

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): xùnléi bù jí yǎn'ěrdàolíng

  (Zhuyin): ㄒㄩㄣˋ ㄌㄟˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄐㄧˊ ㄧㄢˇ ㄦˇ ㄉㄠˋ ㄌㄧㄥˊ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: xùnléi bù jí yǎn'ěrdàolíng [Phonetic: xùnléibùjíyáněrdàolíng]
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄩㄣˋ ㄌㄟˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄐㄧˊ ㄧㄢˇ ㄦˇ ㄉㄠˋ ㄌㄧㄥˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: syùnléi bù jí yǎn-ěrdàolíng
    • Wade–Giles: hsün⁴-lei² pu⁴ chi² yen³-êrh³-tao⁴-ling²
    • Yale: syùn-léi bù jí yǎn-ěr-dàu-líng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shiunnlei bu jyi yeaneeldawling
    • Palladius: сюньлэй бу цзи яньэрдаолин (sjunʹlɛj bu czi janʹerdaolin)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕyn⁵¹ leɪ̯³⁵ pu⁵¹ t͡ɕi³⁵ jɛn²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ˀɤɻ²¹⁴⁻²¹ tɑʊ̯⁵¹ liŋ³⁵/

Idiom

迅雷不及掩耳盜鈴

1. (neologism, humorous) Synonym of 迅雷不及掩耳 (xùnléi bùjí yǎn ěr)