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 15582 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
See all 59 compounds (CantoDict reports 62 compounds in total, but some may be Common Formations)

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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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國 : This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese.
粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
No icon: This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

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Decimal representation of this word: 雷
Unicode code for this character: U+96f7 (off-site link)

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