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雷厉风行

léi lì fēng xíng

4-character word Traditional 雷厲風行

What 雷厉风行 means

1. pass like thunder and move like the wind (idiom); swift and decisive reaction

The characters in 雷厉风行

• 雷léithunder; (bound form; military) mine, as in 地雷; (colloquial) to shock; to stun; to astound
• 厉lìstrict; severe
• 风fēngwind; news; style
• 行xíng(bound form) to walk; to go; to travel; (literary) trip; journey; visit…

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