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Chinese

突飛猛進

/tʰu⁵⁵ feɪ̯⁵⁵ mɤŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕin⁵¹/
to progress rapidly; leaps and bounds
  • 突飞猛进
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Origin

The phrase is formed from the characters 突, 飛, 猛, and 進. The character 突, meaning to dash forward, to break through, or to charge, contains the components 穴 (hole) and 犬 (dog). The character 飛 means to fly.

In the character 猛, meaning ferocious, fierce, or violent, the component 犬 (dog) provides the meaning, while 孟 (eldest brother) serves as the phonetic component. The character 孟 is composed of 子 (child) and 皿 (dish).

The character 進, meaning to advance or to move forward, contains the semantic component 辵 (to walk for a while and be still for a while), which is made of 彳 (to walk slowly) and 止 (foot). It also includes the component 隹 (short-tailed bird) and the phonetic component 閵 (name of a bird).

Confidence: high · written by gemma4:26b, checked statement-by-statement against the sources below.

其中「突」字包含「穴」與「犬」兩個部件，其意義為衝撞、突破或衝鋒；「飛」字代表飛行；「猛」字包含表示意義的部件「犬」，以及表示聲音的部件「孟」，而「孟」字由「子」與「皿」組成；「進」字則包含表示意義的部件「辵」，以及表示聲音的部件「閵」。

在字形結構上，「辵」包含「彳」與「止」兩個部件；「閵」則由「門」與「隹」（短尾鳥）組成。此外，「猛」字的意義為兇猛、兇惡或暴力；「進」字的意義為前進或移動。

Confidence: high · written by gemma4:26b, checked statement-by-statement against the sources below.

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  • characterChinese突 “to dash forward; to break through; to charge”
    • ideaChinese穴 “hole”
    • ideaChinese犬 “dog”
  • characterChinese飛 “to fly”
  • characterChinese猛 “ferocious; fierce; violent”
    • soundChinese孟 “eldest brother (also used in personal names)”
      • meaningChinese子 “child; offspring; descendant”
      • soundChinese皿 “dish; vessel”
  • characterChinese進 “to advance; to move forward”
    • ideaChinese辵 “to walk for a while and be still for a while”
      • ideaChinese彳 “to walk slowly”
      • ideaChinese止 “foot”
    • ideaChinese隹 “short-tailed bird”
    • soundChinese閵 “name of a bird”
      • componentChinese門 “gate; door; entrance; opening; portal (Classifier: 扇 m mn; 道 m c; 度 c; 條／条 c; 隻／只 c; 片 mn)”
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Meanings

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  1. to progress rapidly; leaps and bounds

國語辭典 definitions

  1. 形容發展或進步得很快。 例：小華這學期非常用功，成績自然是突飛猛進了。

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Sources

  • etymagent (local gemma4:26b) — Generated
  • 教育部《國語辭典簡編本》 (Taiwan MOE) — CC BY-ND 3.0 TW
  • Written form — n/a
  • Wiktionary (via Wiktextract / kaikki.org) — CC BY-SA 4.0