See 迅雷不及掩耳 on Wiktionary
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"other": "[Phonetic: xùnléibùjíyáněr]"
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"ipa": "/ɕyn⁵¹ leɪ̯³⁵ pu⁵¹ t͡ɕi³⁵ jɛn²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ˀɤɻ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/"
},
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"ipa": "/sɵn³³ lɵy̯²¹ pɐt̚⁵ kʰɐp̚² jiːm³⁵ jiː¹³/"
}
],
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}
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