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 ㄈㄥ ㄒㄧㄥˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): leoi⁴ lai⁶ fung¹ hang⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: léilìfēngxíng
    • Zhuyin: ㄌㄟˊ ㄌㄧˋ ㄈㄥ ㄒㄧㄥˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: léilìfongsíng
    • Wade–Giles: lei²-li⁴-fêng¹-hsing²
    • Yale: léi-lì-fēng-syíng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: leilihfengshyng
    • Palladius: лэйлифэнсин (lɛjlifɛnsin)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /leɪ̯³⁵ li⁵¹ fɤŋ⁵⁵ ɕiŋ³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: leoi⁴ lai⁶ fung¹ hang⁴
    • Yale: lèuih laih fūng hàhng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: loey⁴ lai⁶ fung¹ hang⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: lêu⁴ lei⁶ fung¹ heng⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /lɵy̯²¹ lɐi̯²² fʊŋ⁵⁵ hɐŋ²¹/

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• Middle Chinese: lwoj ljejH pjuwng haeng

Rime
Character	雷	厲	風	行
Reading #	1/1	1/1	1/2	2/4
Initial (聲)	來 (37)	來 (37)	幫 (1)	匣 (33)
Final (韻)	灰 (42)	祭 (35)	東 (2)	庚 (109)
Tone (調)	Level (Ø)	Departing (H)	Level (Ø)	Level (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Closed	Open	Open	Open
Division (等)	I	III	III	II
Fanqie	魯回切	力制切	方戎切	戸庚切
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	lì	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