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Information of 雷

Pinyin léi

Radical

雨

Strokes

13 strokes

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Definition

(surname) / thunder

雷 (léi) 1. A powerful sound emitted when two clouds with opposite electric charges connect during rain, causing lightning. - Thunder: 雷电, 雷鸣, 雷动, 雷雨, 雷霆, 雷厉风行. 2. Explosive weapons used in the military. - Mine: 地雷, 鱼雷, 布雷, 扫雷, 雷管. 3. An ancient water name, referring to 雷池, located in Wangjiang County, Anhui Province, China. It is now used in the idiom "不敢越雷池一步," meaning to not dare to go beyond a certain limit. 4. A surname. 雷 (léi) [verb] 1. To produce thunder. 2. To knock or strike (通“擂”). 雷 (lèi) [verb] 1. To strike or knock. 2. Also refers to the verb léi. 雷 (léi) 1. The original meaning is the loud sound produced by discharges of clouds during thunderstorms. - Sources: 1. "Shuo Wen": 靁, yin yang thin movement, thunder and rain give birth to things. 2. "Spring and Autumn": Yin and yang combined to form thunder. 3. "White Tiger Passages": Thunder is the yang in the yin. 4. "Book of Rites": In mid-spring, thunder begins to resonate; in mid-autumn, it starts to recede. 5. "I Ching": Thunder moves, wind scatters, rain moistens. 6. "Huainanzi": Yin and yang thinly pressing together create thunder. 7. "Xunzi": The world responds as if with thunder. 8. "Book of Songs": Like thunder, like a torrential storm, it stuns the land. 9. Yang Wanli: On the cliff, the tiger roars wildly, in the fierce rapids, thunder yells. 2. A roll of thunder or a loud sound. - Example: 唐· 杜牧《阿房宫赋》: Thunder suddenly arises. 3. Military explosive weapons. - Examples include: 地雷, 水雷, 鱼雷. 4. A term also used for an ancient wine vessel (通“罍”). - Reference: "Li Shi": You then established ceremonial vessels... 雷, 洗, 翔, 觚. 5. A surname. 雷 (lèi) 1. To knock or strike. 2. For further reference, see léi. 雷 (lèi) 1. To knock or strike. - Example: 官家出游雷大鼓. 2. For further reference, see léi.

咆哮如雷 páo xiào rú léi

to be in a thundering rage (idiom)

哈姆雷特 Hā mǔ léi tè

Hamlet (name) / the Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark c. 1601 by William Shakespeare 莎士比亚|莎士比亞

坎特伯雷 Kǎn tè bó léi

Canterbury

格雷厄姆 gé léi è mǔ

Graham

雷厉风行 léi lì fēng xíng

pass like thunder and move like the wind (idiom); swift and decisive reaction

弗雷德 fú léi dé

Frade

弗雷格 fú léi gé

frege

阿尔弗雷 ā ěr fú léi

Alfre

雷劈 léi pī

lightning strike

天打雷劈 tiān dǎ léi pī

be struck by lightning and split into two halves

扫雷 sǎo léi

minesweeper (computer game)

扫雷器 sǎo léi qì

mine-sweeping apparutus / mine sweeper / paravane

迅雷不及掩耳 xùn léi bù jí yǎn ěr

as sudden as lightning / extremely sudden and swift

迅雷不及掩耳之势 xùn léi bù jí yǎn ěr zhī shì

Thunder is too fast to cover your ears

雷敦 léi dūn

Leyton

欢声雷动 huān shēng léi dòng

give a great shout of approval / cry out for joy

雷汞 léi gǒng

fulminate / mercury fulminate / fulminating mercury / mercuric fulminate

炸雷 zhà léi

thunderclap

佩雷拉 pèi léi lā

Perrella / Pereira / Perera / Perella

雷士祯 léi shì zhēn

Lei Shizhen

扫雷艇 sǎo léi tǐng

minesweeper

特雷莎 Tè léi shā

Teresa / Theresa (name)

如雷贯耳 rú léi guàn ěr

lit. like thunder piercing the ear / a well-known reputation (idiom)

暴跳如雷 bào tiào rú léi

stamp with fury / fly into a rage

五雷轰顶 wǔ léi hōng dǐng

Five Thunders

雷轰电闪 léi hōng diàn shǎn

Thunder rumbles and lightning flashes.

迅雷 xùn léi

thunderbolt

地雷 dì léi

landmine / CL:顆|颗[ke1] / (fig.) sore point / weak spot

闷雷 mèn léi

muffled thunder / (fig.) sudden shock / blow

雷电 léi diàn

thunder and lightning