chase the wind and lightning

chase the wind and lightning

Zhang ī f ē ngch è di à n: it's very fast. The multi fingered horse galloped fast. It comes from the Song Dynasty's Zhang Zhen's miscellaneous notes of the valley of clouds, the calligraphy of the servant Xu Gong.

Idiom explanation

The speed is very fast. The multi fingered horse galloped fast. It is the same as "chasing wind and electricity".

Idioms and allusions

Source: Song · Zhang Zhen's "miscellaneous notes of cloud Valley · Shi Lang Xu Gong tie" said: "I wish to have wings attached to the swan, follow the wind and pull the lightning, and go to the outer space." Example: the thousand li horse galloped like a horse and arrived in Yecheng in a few hours

Discrimination of words

Usage: used as object and attribute; used in written language synonyms: chasing wind and electricity