chase the wind and lightning(zhuī fēng zhú diàn)

chase the wind and lightning

It is a Chinese idiom, and its pinyin is Zhu ī f ē ngzh ú di à n, which describes a very fast speed. The multi fingered horse galloped fast. It comes from Liu Zhou's new theory of knowing people in the Northern Qi Dynasty.

The origin of Idioms

Liu Zhou of the Northern Qi Dynasty wrote in Xinlun Zhiren: "therefore, although Kong Fangchen's Xiangma did not pursue the wind and power, he had no dust and no shadow, but the momentum of fast foot had already been seen."

Analysis of Idioms

Synonyms: chasing the wind and the day, chasing the wind and the electricity, chasing the wind and the electricity

Idiom usage

When the mountain wind suddenly rises, the lion chases the wind and electricity and chases the tigers and wolves. The wedge of the lion's roar by Chen Tianhua in Qing Dynasty

Chinese PinYin : zhuī fēng zhú diàn