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眼疾手快

Mandarin · pinyin yǎn jí shǒu kuài

Meanings

  1. (idiom) quick to notice and react
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眼
yǎn · eye; eyelet, hole, opening
疾
jí · illness, disease, sickness; to hate
手
shǒu · hand
快
kuài · rapid, quick, speedy, fast; soon
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3–2–3–4 · yan3 ji2 shou3 kuai4

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