雷 (leoi4 | lei2) : thunder; mine; a surname

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雷

leoi4

lei2

[1] thunder
[2] mine (explosive)
[3] a Chinese surname

Stroke count: 13

Level: 1

Radical: (#173)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

雷

Don't confuse with:
雪零需

This word has been viewed 12495 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 11th Nov 2014 10:19

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雷聲大,雨點小 leoi4 seng1 daai6 jyu5 dim2 siu2 lei2 sheng1 da4 yu3 dian3 xiao3 = all talk, but no action

行雷 haang4 leoi4 = to thunder 粵

打雷 daa2 leoi4 da3 lei2 = to thunder

雷公 leoi4 gung1 = thunder 粵

行雷閃電 haang4 leoi4 sim2 din6 = thunder and lightning 粵

雷射 leoi4 se6 lei2 she4 = laser

地雷 dei6 leoi4 di4 lei2 = land mine

雷達 leoi4 daat6 lei2 da2 = radar

雷同 leoi4 tung4 lei2 tong2 = similar; echoing what others have said

雷暴 leoi4 bou6 lei2 bao4 = thunderstorm

不敢越雷池一步 bat1 gam2 jyut6 leoi4 ci4 jat1 bou6 bu4 gan3 yue4 lei2 chi2 yi1 bu4 = dare not go one step beyond the prescribed limit 國

春雷 ceon1 leoi4 chun1 lei2 = spring thunder

倔雷槌 gwat6 leoi4 ceoi4 = blunt

大發雷霆 daai6 faat3 leoi4 ting4 da4 fa1 lei2 ting2 = extremely angry

核地雷 hat6 dei6 leoi4 he2 di4 lei2 = nuclear land mine; nuclear mine

雷擊 leoi4 gik1 lei2 ji2 (Taiwan), lei2 ji1 (PRC) = a lightning strike

避雷針 bei6 leoi4 zam1 = lightning rod

雷劈 leoi4 pek3 = thunderclap

魚雷 jyu4 leoi4 = torpedo, "fish bombs"

小心俾雷劈 siu2 sam1 bei2 leoi4 pek3 = warning someone that they will need to pay for something that they've done bad 粵

地雷拉發線 dei6 leoi4 laai1 faat3 sin3 di4 lei2 la1 fa1 xian4 = a tripwire; a trip wire (common formation)

雷鬼 leoi4 gwai2 lei2 gui3 = reggae (as Mandarin loanword)

冇雷公咁遠 mou5 leoi4 gung1 gam3 jyun5 = very far away 粵

佈雷 bou3 leoi4 bu4 lei2 = to lay mines

迅雷 seon3 leoi4 xun4 lei2 = a thunderbolt

餌雷 nei6 leoi4 er3 lei2 = a baited trap; a boobytrap

貝雷帽 bui3 leoi4 mou6*2 bei4 lei2 mao4 = a beret

雷電 leoi4 din6 lei2 dian4 = thunder and lightning

鴨子聽雷 aap3 zi2 ting1 leoi4 ya1 zi3 ting1 lei2 = not understand

雷氣 leoi4 hei3 = loyalty (gang slang term) 粵

水雷 seoi2 leoi4 shui3 lei2 = naval mine

雷公蛇 leoi4 gung1 se4 = a monitor lizard 粵

雷司令 leoi4 si1 ling4 = riesling

踩地雷 caai2 dei6 leoi4 cai3 di4 lei2 = 1. step on a landmine 2. step on dog poo

天打雷劈 tin1 daa2 leoi4 pek3 = damned, condemned, lightening-stricken after breaking one's vow 粵

雷人 leoi4 jan4 lei2 ren2 = shocking, appalling, terrifying, terrific, ridiculous

行雷霅爧 haang4 leoi4 zip3 ling4 = thunder and lightning 粵

雷聲 leoi4 seng1 lei2 sheng1 = the sound of thunder

雷雨 leoi4 jyu5 lei2 yu3 = thunderstorm

迅雷不及掩耳 seon3 leoi4 bat1 kap6 jim2 ji5 xun4 lei2 bu4 ji2 yan3 er3 = as sudden as lightning

曼秀雷敦 maan6 sau3 leoi4 deon1 = Mentholatum

曼受雷敦 maan6 sau6 leoi4 deon1 man4 shou4 lei2 dun1 = Mentholatum

伯德雷恩圖書館 baak3 dak1 leoi4 jan1 tou4 syu1 gun2 bo2 de2 lei2 en1 tu2 shu1 guan3 = Bodleian Library (Oxford)

觸發地雷 zuk1 faat3 dei6 leoi4 chu4 fa1 di4 lei2 = [n] contact mine

雷波 leoi4 bo1 lei2 bo1 = Leibo (place in Sichuan)

雷山 leoi4 saan1 lei2 shan1 = Leishan (place in Guizhou)

雷州 leoi4 zau1 lei2 zhou1 = Leizhou (city in Guangdong)

雷州半島 leoi4 zau1 bun3 dou2 lei2 zhou1 ban4 dao3 = Leizhou Peninsula

雷龍 leoi4 lung4 = [n] brontosaur, brontosaurus

雷射矯視手術 leoi4 se6 giu2 si6 sau2 seot6 = LASIK eye surgery (common formation)

哈雷彗星 haa1 leoi4 seoi6 sing1 ha1 lei2 hui4 xing1 = Halley's comet

哈雷 haa1 leoi4 ha1 lei2 = Harley-Davidson

對人地雷 deoi3 jan4 dei6 leoi4 dui4 ren2 di4 lei2 = anti-personnel mine

雷曼兄弟控股公司 leoi4 maan6 hing1 dai6 hung3 gu2 gung1 si1 = Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. (common formation)

雷曼兄弟 leui4 maan6 hing1 dai6 = Lehman Brothers (common formation)

瓦釜雷鳴 ngaa5 fu2 leoi4 ming4 wa3 fu3 lei2 ming2 = mediocre people are in power (earthenware pots making a lot of noise)

雷厲風行 leoi4 lai6 fung1 hang4 lei2 li4 feng1 xing2 = 1. the quick execution of orders or policies; carry out vigorous and swift

好心着雷劈 hou2 sam1 zoek6 leoi4 pek3 = to recompense good with evil 粵

雷鋒 leoi4 fung1 lei2 feng1 = Lei Feng

格雷的五十道陰影 gaak3 leoi4 dik1 ng5 sap6 dou6 jam1 jing2 = Fifty Shades of Grey

德雷爾 dak1 leoi4 ji5 de2 lei2 er3 = (June Teufel) Dreyer

雷頌德 leoi4 zung6 dak1 lei2 song4 de2 = Mark Lui Chung Tak

雷霆掃毒 leoi4 ting4 sou3 duk6 lei2 ting2 sao3 du2 = Highs and Lows (TVB gangster drama)

Showing all 2 examples containing 雷

跟我入去我間實驗室。你睇吓我嘅雷射。粵
Follow me into my lab and take a look at my laser.

你走到冇雷公咁遠買貨，點為得過呀粵
It is not worth buying goods from such a faraway place.

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