電光石火
See also: 电光石火
Chinese
flash of lightning; electric light stone fire trad. (電光石火) 電光 石火 simp. (电光石火) 电光 石火 Literally: “a flash of lightning, a flint spark”.
Pronunciation
Idiom
電光石火
- something that vanishes in a flash
Japanese
Kanji in this term | |||
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電 | 光 | 石 | 火 |
でん Grade: 2 | こう Grade: 2 | せき > せっ Grade: 1 | か Grade: 1 |
on’yomi |
Etymology
電光 (denkō) + 石火 (sekka)
Pronunciation
- On’yomi
- (Tokyo) でんこーせっか [dèńkóó séꜜkkà] (Nakadaka – [5])
- IPA(key): [dẽ̞ŋko̞ː se̞k̚ka̠]
Noun
電光石火 (hiragana でんこうせっか, rōmaji denkō sekka, historical hiragana でんくわうせきくわ)
- lightning speed