as fast as the hare runs and as swift as the wild duck starts flying

as fast as the hare runs and as swift as the wild duck starts flying

Tu Si Fu Ju, a Chinese idiom, Pinyin is t ǔ s ǐ f ú J ǔ, which means to run like a rabbit, fly like a wild duck, and act quickly. It comes from Lu Shi Chun Qiu Lun Wei.

The origin of Idioms

Lu's spring and Autumn Annals on Wei: "if you know where it can't be for a long time, you will know where it is and where it will die."

Idiom explanation

Run like a rabbit, fly like a wild duck. It's a metaphor for quick action.