雷 leoi⁴ {léi}

courageous; brave

雷 leoi⁴ {léi}

1. thunder
2. mine (weapon)
3. (Internet slang) terrifying
4. terrific

雷 leoi⁴ {Léi}

surname Lei

雷公 leoi⁴ gung¹ {Léi gōng}

(noun) thunder

雷氣〔-气〕 leoi⁴ hei³ {léi qì}

courage (spoken)

雷劈 leoi⁴ pek³ {léi pī}

to strike by lightning

雷波 leoi⁴ bo¹ {Léi bō}

Leibo county in Liangshan Yi autonomous prefecture 涼山彞族自治州, south Sichuan

雷暴 leoi⁴ bou⁶ {léi bào}

thunderstorm

雷達〔-达〕 leoi⁴ daat⁶ {léi dá}

radar (loanword)

雷德 leoi⁴ dak¹ {Léi dé}

Clark T. Randt Jr. (1945-), US ambassador to Beijing since 2001

雷電〔-电〕 leoi⁴ din⁶ {léi diàn}

thunder and lightning

雷鋒〔-锋〕 leoi⁴ fung¹ {Léi Fēng}

Lei Feng (1940-1962), made into a model of altruism and dedication to the Party by propaganda from 1963 onwards

雷根 leoi⁴ gan¹ {Léi gēn}

1. Reagan (name)
2. Ronald Reagan (1911-2004), US president (1981-1989)

雷擊〔-击〕 leoi⁴ gik¹ {léi jī}

1. lightning strike
2. thunderbolt

雷蓋〔-盖〕 leoi⁴ goi³ {léi gài}

1. reggae
2. also written 雷鬼

雷管 leoi⁴ gun² {léi guǎn}

1. detonator
2. fuse

雷公 leoi⁴ gung¹ {Léi gōng}

Lei Gong or Duke of Thunder, the God of Thunder in Chinese mythology

雷鬼 leoi⁴ gwai² {léi guǐ}

reggae

雷轟〔-轰〕 leoi⁴ gwang¹ {léi hōng}

sound of thunder

雷恩 leoi⁴ jan¹ {Léi ēn}

Rennes

雷人 leoi⁴ jan⁴ {léi rén}

1. (Internet slang) shocking
2. appalling
3. terrifying
4. terrific

雷雨 leoi⁴ jyu⁵ {léi yǔ}

thunderstorm

雷朗 leoi⁴ long⁵ {Léi lǎng}

Luilang, one of the indigenous peoples of Taiwan

雷龍〔-龙〕 leoi⁴ lung⁴ {léi lóng}

1. apatosaurus
2. former name: brontosaurus

雷曼 leoi⁴ maan⁶ {Léi màn}

Lehman or Leymann (name)

雷鳴〔-鸣〕 leoi⁴ ming⁴ {léi míng}

thunder rolls

雷鳥〔-鸟〕 leoi⁴ niu⁵ {léi niǎo}

1. capercaillie (Lagopus, several species)
2. thunderbird (in native American mythology)

雷諾〔-诺〕 leoi⁴ nok⁶ {Léi nuò}

1. Reynolds (name)
2. Renault (French car company)
3. Reno, Nevada

雷山 leoi⁴ saan¹ {Léi shān}

Leishan county in Qiandongnan Miao and Dong autonomous prefecture 黔東南州, Guizhou

雷射 leoi⁴ se⁶ {léi shè}

1. laser (loanword used in Taiwan)
2. also written 鐳射

雷聲〔-声〕 leoi⁴ seng¹ {léi shēng}

thunder

雷霆 leoi⁴ ting⁴ {léi tíng}

sound of thunder

雷同 leoi⁴ tung⁴ {léi tóng}

1. mirroring others
2. identical

雷州 leoi⁴ zau¹ {Léi zhōu}

Leizhou county level city in Zhanjiang 湛江, Guangdong

雷公轟〔--轰〕 leoi⁴ gung¹ gwang¹ {Léi gōng hōng}

a pawnshop with unreasonably high interest

雷公蛇 leoi⁴ gung¹ se⁴ {léi gōng shé}

gekko (slang)

雷亞爾〔-亚尔〕 leoi⁴ aa³ ji⁵ {léi yà ěr}

real (Brazilian currency) (loanword)

雷波縣〔--县〕 leoi⁴ bo¹ jyun⁶ {Léi bō xiàn}

Leibo county in Liangshan Yi autonomous prefecture 涼山彞族自治州, south Sichuan

雷電計〔-电计〕 leoi⁴ din⁶ gai³ {léi diàn jì}

1. brontometer
2. apparatus to measure thunder and lightning

雷峰塔 leoi⁴ fung¹ taap³ {Léi fēng Tǎ}

Leifeng Pagoda, by West Lake until it was destroyed (also from Madam White Snake)

雷克斯 leoi⁴ hak¹ si¹ {Léi kè sī}

Rex (name)

雷日納〔--纳〕 leoi⁴ jat⁶ naap⁶ {Léi rì nà}

1. Regina (name)
2. Regina, city in Brazil

雷朗族 leoi⁴ long⁵ zuk⁶ {Léi lǎng zú}

Luilang, one of the indigenous peoples of Taiwan

雷蒙德 leoi⁴ mung⁴ dak¹ {Léi méng dé}

Raymond (name)

雷諾阿〔-诺-〕 leoi⁴ nok⁶ aa³ {Léi nuò ā}

1. Renoir (name)
2. Pierre-Auguste Renoir (1841-1919), French impressionist painter

雷諾數〔-诺数〕 leoi⁴ nok⁶ sou³ {Léi nuò shù}

Reynolds number (ratio of inertial forces to viscous forces in fluid mechanics)

雷山縣〔--县〕 leoi⁴ saan¹ jyun⁶ {Léi shān xiàn}

Leishan county in Qiandongnan Miao and Dong autonomous prefecture 黔東南州, Guizhou

雷司令 leoi⁴ si¹ ling⁴ {Léi sī lìng}

Riesling (grape type)

雷陣雨〔-阵-〕 leoi⁴ zan⁶ jyu⁵ {léi zhèn yǔ}

thunder shower

雷州市 leoi⁴ zau¹ si⁵ {Léi zhōu shì}

Leizhou county level city in Zhanjiang 湛江, Guangdong

雷霆萬鈞〔--万钧〕 leoi⁴ ting⁴ maan⁶ gwan¹ {léi tíng wàn jūn}

as powerful as a thunderbolt; an irresistible force; a crushing blow

雷霆掃毒〔--扫-〕 leoi⁴ ting⁴ sou³ duk⁶ {léi tíng sǎo dú}

Highs and Lows, a Hong Kong television crime drama series 13

雷阿爾城〔--尔-〕 leoi⁴ aa³ ji⁵ sing⁴ {Léi ā ěr chéng}

Ciudad Real

雷打不動〔---动〕 leoi⁴ daa² bat¹ dung⁶ {léi dǎ bù dòng}

1. not shaken by thunder (idiom); the arrangements are unalterable
2. to adhere rigidly to regulations
3. will go ahead whatever happens (of an arrangement or plan)

雷大雨小 leoi⁴ daai⁶ jyu⁵ siu² {léi dà yǔ xiǎo}

1. lit. much thunder but little rain; fig. a lot of talk but little action
2. his bark is worse than his bite

雷達天線〔-达-线〕 leoi⁴ daat⁶ tin¹ sin³ {léi dá tiān xiàn}

radar antenna

雷電計圖〔-电计图〕 leoi⁴ din⁶ gai³ tou⁴ {léi diàn jì tú}

1. brontograph
2. record of thunder and lightning

雷克薩斯〔--萨-〕 leoi⁴ hak¹ saat³ si¹ {Léi kè sà sī}

1. Lexus
2. see also 凌志

雷厲風行〔-厉风-〕 leoi⁴ lai⁶ fung¹ hang⁴ {léi lì fēng xíng}

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

雷曼兄弟 leoi⁴ maan⁶ hing¹ dai⁶ {Léi màn Xiōng dì}

Lehman Brothers, investment bank

雷神公司 leoi⁴ san⁴ gung¹ si¹ {Léi shén Gōng sī}

Raytheon Company, US defense contractor

雷神之錘〔---锤〕 leoi⁴ san⁴ zi¹ ceoi⁴ {Léi shén zhī Chuí}

Quake (video game series)

雷扎耶湖 leoi⁴ zaat³ je⁴ wu⁴ {Léi zhá yē Hú}

1. Lake Urmia, northwest Iran, a major salt lake
2. formerly called lake Rezaiyeh

雷州半島〔---岛〕 leoi⁴ zau¹ bun³ dou² {Léi zhōu Bàn dǎo}

Leizhou Peninsula

雷公打豆腐 leoi⁴ gung¹ daa² dau⁶ fu⁶ {Léi Gōng dǎ dòu fu}

1. the God of Thunder strikes bean curd
2. fig. to bully the weakest person
3. to pick on an easy target

雷克雅未克 leoi⁴ hak¹ ngaa⁵ mei⁶ hak¹ {Léi kè yǎ wèi kè}

Reykjavik, capital of Iceland

雷克雅維克〔---维-〕 leoi⁴ hak¹ ngaa⁵ wai⁴ hak¹ {Léi kè yǎ wéi kè}

Reykjavik, capital of Iceland (Tw)

雷克斯暴龍〔----龙〕 leoi⁴ hak¹ si¹ bou⁶ lung⁴ {léi kè sī bào lóng}

Tyrannosaurus rex

雷聲大，雨點小〔-声---点-〕 leoi⁴ sing¹ daai⁶ ，jyu⁵ dim² siu² {léi shēng dà , yǔ diǎn xiǎo}

1. loud thunder, but only tiny drops of rain (idiom); a lot of talk, but no action
2. action speaks louder than words
3. his bite is worse than his bark

雷公打豆腐，揀軟的欺〔------拣软--〕 leoi⁴ gung¹ daa² dau⁶ fu⁶ ，gaan² jyun⁵ dik¹ hei¹ {Léi Gōng dǎ dòu fu , jiǎn ruǎn de qī}

1. the God of Thunder strikes bean curd, a bully picks the weakest person
2. to pick on an easy target