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星流霆擊

简星流霆击 · 繁星流霆擊

Mandarin · pinyin xīng liú tíng jī

(idiom) to move with lightning speed

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星: xīng · a star, planet; any point of light; 25th lunar mansion, determinative star α Hydrae (Alphard)
流: liú · flow, circulate, drift; class
霆: tíng · a sudden peal of thunder
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击: jī · strike, hit, beat; attack, fight

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1–2–2–1 · xing1 liu2 ting2 ji1

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