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1雷锋 雷鋒 léi fēngLei2 Feng1Lei Feng (1940-1962), made into a model of altruism and dedication to the Party by propaganda from 1963 onwards
2雷达 雷達 léi lei2 da2radar (loanword)
3 léiLei2thunder; mine (weapon); (Internet slang) terrifying; terrific; surname Lei
4雷雨 雷雨 léi lei2 yu3thunderstorm
5雷暴 雷暴 léi bàolei2 bao4thunderstorm
6雷鸣 雷鳴 léi mínglei2 ming2thunder rolls
7雷声 雷聲 léi shēnglei2 sheng1thunder
8地雷 地雷 léidi4 lei2landmine; Classifiers: ; (fig.) sore point; weak spot
9干打雷,不下雨 乾打雷,不下雨 gān léi , xià gan1 da3 lei2 , bu4 xia4 yu3all thunder but no rain (idiom); a lot of noise but no action
10雷射笔 雷射筆 léi shè lei2 she4 bi3laser pointer (Tw)
11拖雷 拖雷 tuō léiTuo1 lei2Tolui (1193-1232), fourth son of Genghis Khan
12札格雷布 札格雷布 zhá léi Zha2 ge2 lei2 bu4Zagreb, capital of Croatia (Tw)
13阿德雷德 阿德雷德 ā léi A1 de2 lei2 de2Adelaide, capital of South Australia; also written 阿德莱德
14阿尔瓦雷 阿爾瓦雷 ā ěr léiA1 er3 wa3 lei2Alvarez (name)
15埃尔维斯・普雷斯利 埃爾維斯・普雷斯利 āi ěr wéi · léi Ai1 er3 wei2 si1 · Pu3 lei2 si1 li4Elvis Presley (1935-1977), US pop singer and film star; Elvis Presley (1935-1977), US pop singer and film star
16安克雷奇 安克雷奇 ān léi An1 ke4 lei2 qi2Anchorage (city in Alaska)
17爆雷 爆雷 bào léibao4 lei2thunderclap; (of a P2P lending platform) to collapse; (of a P2P lending platform) to collapse; (Tw) (slang) to reveal plot details; spoiler
18暴跳如雷 暴跳如雷 bào tiào léibao4 tiao4 ru2 lei2stamp with fury; fly into a rage
19贝雷帽 貝雷帽 bèi léi màobei4 lei2 mao4beret (loanword)
20避雷器 避雷器 léi bi4 lei2 qi4lightning arrester
21避雷针 避雷針 léi zhēnbi4 lei2 zhen1lightning rod
22不敢越雷池一步 不敢越雷池一步 gǎn yuè léi chí bu4 gan3 yue4 Lei2 chi2 yi1 bu4dare not go one step beyond the prescribed limit
23布雷 佈雷 léibu4 lei2to lay mines
24布雷顿森林 佈雷頓森林 léi dùn sēn línBu4 lei2 dun4 sen1 lin2Bretton woods conference in 1944 of allied powers, regulating world exchange rates and setting up IMF and world bank
25布雷舰 佈雷艦 léi jiànbu4 lei2 jian4minelayer (ship)
26布雷斯特 布雷斯特 léi Bu4 lei2 si1 te4Brest, westernmost town in France
27不越雷池 不越雷池 yuè léi chíbu4 yue4 Lei2 chi2not overstepping the prescribed limits; to remain within bounds
28查尔斯・格雷 查爾斯・格雷 chá ěr · léiCha2 er3 si1 · Ge2 lei2Charles Grey (1764-1845), prime minister of the United Kingdom 1830-34; Charles Grey
29沉雷 沉雷 chén léichen2 lei2deep growling thunder
30打雷 打雷 léida3 lei2to rumble with thunder; clap of thunder
31打闷雷 打悶雷 mèn léida3 men4 lei2(coll.) to wonder secretly; to make wild conjectures
32大发雷霆 大發雷霆 léi tíngda4 fa1 lei2 ting2to be furious; to fly into a terrible rage
33德雷尔 德雷爾 léi ěrDe2 lei2 er3Dreyer (name); June Teufel Dreyer, China expert at Univ. of Miami and Foreign Policy Research Institute
34德雷福斯 德雷福斯 léi De2 lei2 fu2 si1Dreyfus (name); Alfred Dreyfus (1859-1935), French artillery officer of Alsatian and Jewish background, infamously imprisoned 1894 in miscarriage of justice
35德雷福斯案件 德雷福斯案件 léi àn jiànDe2 lei2 fu2 si1 an4 jian4Dreyfus affair 1894-1906, notorious political scandal in France case involving antisemitism and miscarriage of justice
36德雷斯顿 德雷斯頓 léi dùnDe2 lei2 si1 dun4Dresden, Germany
37迪斯雷利 迪斯雷利 léi Di2 si1 lei2 li4Benjamin Disraeli (1804-1881), British conservative politician and novelist, prime minister 1868-1880
38饵雷 餌雷 ěr léier3 lei2baited trap; booby-trap
39肺炎克雷伯氏菌 肺炎克雷伯氏菌 fèi yán léi shì jūnfei4 yan2 Ke4 lei2 bo2 shi4 jun1Klebsiella pnenmoniae
40风雷激荡 風雷激蕩 fēng léi dàngfeng1 lei2 ji1 dang4a storm raging in all its fury (idiom)
41弗雷 弗雷 léiFu2 lei2Freyr (god in Norse mythology)
42弗雷德里克 弗雷德里克 léi Fu2 lei2 de2 li3 ke4Frederick (name)
43弗雷德里克顿 弗雷德里克頓 léi dùnFu2 lei2 de2 li3 ke4 dun4Fredericton, capital of New Brunswick, Canada
44佛雷泽尔 彿雷澤爾 léi ěrFu2 lei2 ze2 er3Frazer (name)
45弗洛伦蒂诺・佩雷斯 弗洛倫蒂諾・佩雷斯 luò lún nuò · pèi léi Fu2 luo4 lun2 di4 nuo4 · Pei4 lei2 si1Florentino Pérez (1947-), Spanish businessman and president of Real Madrid football club; Florentino Pérez (1947-), Spanish businessman and president of Real Madrid football club
46戈雷 戈雷 léige1 lei2gray (unit of absorbed dose of ionizing radiation) (loanword) (Tw)
47格雷 格雷 léiGe2 lei2Grey; Gray
48格雷伯爵茶 格雷伯爵茶 léi jué cháGe2 lei2 Bo2 jue2 cha2Earl Grey tea
49格雷茅斯 格雷茅斯 léi máo Ge2 lei2 mao2 si1Greymouth, town in New Zealand; also written 格雷默斯
50格雷氏解剖学 格雷氏解剖學 léi shì jiě pōu xuéGe2 lei2 Shi4 Jie3 pou1 xue2Gray's Anatomy (medical reference book)
51古斯塔夫・多雷 古斯塔夫・多雷 · duō léiGu3 si1 ta3 fu1 · Duo1 lei2Gustave Dore (1832-1883), French artist and sculptor; Gustave Dore (1832-1883), French artist and sculptor
52古斯塔夫・施特雷泽曼 古斯塔夫・施特雷澤曼 · shī léi mànGu3 si1 ta3 fu1 · Shi1 te4 lei2 ze2 man4Gustav Stresemann (Chancellor and Foreign Minister during the Weimar Republic); Gustav Stresemann (Chancellor and Foreign Minister during the Weimar Republic)
53古特雷斯 古特雷斯 léi Gu3 te4 lei2 si1António Guterres (1949-), secretary-general of the United Nations (2017-), prime minister of Portugal (1995-2002)
54哈拉雷 哈拉雷 léiHa1 la1 lei2Harare, capital of Zimbabwe
55哈雷彗星 哈雷彗星 léi huì xīngHa1 lei2 hui4 xing1Halley's Comet
56哈姆雷特 哈姆雷特 léi Ha1 mu3 lei2 te4Hamlet (name); the Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark c. 1601 by William Shakespeare 莎士比亚
57鼾齁如雷 鼾齁如雷 hān hōu léihan1 hou1 ru2 lei2thunderous snores (idiom)
58鼾声如雷 鼾聲如雷 hān shēng léihan1 sheng1 ru2 lei2thunderous snoring
59嗥鸣雷动 嗥鳴雷動 háo míng léi dònghao2 ming2 lei2 dong4to boom like a thunder peal (idiom)
60核地雷 核地雷 léihe2 di4 lei2nuclear land mine; nuclear mine
61轰雷掣电 轟雷掣電 hōng léi chè diànhong1 lei2 che4 dian4with the force of thunder and lightning (idiom)
62欢声雷动 歡聲雷動 huān shēng léi dònghuan1 sheng1 lei2 dong4cheers resound like rolls of thunder (idiom)
63黄钟毁弃瓦釜雷鸣 黃鐘譭棄瓦釜雷鳴 huáng zhōng huǐ léi mínghuang2 zhong1 hui3 qi4 wa3 fu3 lei2 ming2lit. earthern pots make more noise than classical bells; good men are discarded in favor of bombastic ones (idiom); lit. earthern pots make more noise than classical bells; good men are discarded in favor of bombastic ones (idiom)
64活雷锋 活雷鋒 huó léi fēnghuo2 Lei2 Feng1selfless model citizen, just like Lei Feng 雷锋
65疾风迅雷 疾風迅雷 fēng xùn léiji2 feng1 xun4 lei2as quick as gales and thunder (idiom)
66伽利略・伽利雷 伽利略・伽利雷 jiā lüè · jiā léiJia1 li4 lu:e4 · Jia1 li4 lei2Galileo Galilei (1564-1642), Italian scientist; Galileo Galilei (1564-1642), Italian scientist
67惊雷 驚雷 jīng léijing1 lei2sudden clap of thunder; fig. surprising turn of events
68坎特伯雷 坎特伯雷 kǎn léiKan3 te4 bo2 lei2Canterbury
69坎特伯雷故事集 坎特伯雷故事集 kǎn léi shì Kan3 te4 bo2 lei2 Gu4 shi4 Ji2The Canterbury Tales, collection of stories by Geoffrey Chaucer 乔叟
70克雷伯氏菌属 克雷伯氏菌屬 léi shì jūn shǔKe4 lei2 bo2 shi4 jun1 shu3Klebsiella
71雷阿尔城 雷阿爾城 léi ā ěr chéngLei2 a1 er3 cheng2Ciudad Real
72雷波 雷波 léi Lei2 bo1Leibo county in Liangshan Yi autonomous prefecture 凉山彝族自治州 , south Sichuan
73雷波县 雷波縣 léi xiànLei2 bo1 xian4Leibo county in Liangshan Yi autonomous prefecture 凉山彝族自治州 , south Sichuan
74雷达天线 雷達天線 léi tiān xiànlei2 da2 tian1 xian4radar antenna
75雷打不动 雷打不動 léi dònglei2 da3 bu4 dong4not shaken by thunder (idiom); the arrangements are unalterable; to adhere rigidly to regulations; will go ahead whatever happens (of an arrangement or plan)
76雷大雨小 雷大雨小 léi xiǎolei2 da4 yu3 xiao3lit. much thunder but little rain; fig. a lot of talk but little action; his bark is worse than his bite
77雷德 雷德 léi Lei2 de2Clark T. Randt Jr. (1945-), US ambassador to Beijing 2001-2009
78雷电 雷電 léi diànlei2 dian4thunder and lightning
79雷电计 雷電計 léi diàn lei2 dian4 ji4brontometer; apparatus to measure thunder and lightning
80雷电计图 雷電計圖 léi diàn lei2 dian4 ji4 tu2brontograph; record of thunder and lightning
81雷恩 雷恩 léi ēnLei2 en1Rennes
82雷峰塔 雷峰塔 léi fēng Lei2 feng1 Ta3Leifeng Pagoda, by West Lake until it was destroyed (also from Madam White Snake)
83雷盖 雷蓋 léi gàilei2 gai4reggae (loanword); also written 雷鬼
84雷根 雷根 léi gēnLei2 gen1Taiwan equivalent of 里根
85雷公 雷公 léi gōngLei2 gong1Lei Gong or Duke of Thunder, the God of Thunder in Chinese mythology
86雷公打豆腐 雷公打豆腐 léi gōng dòu fuLei2 Gong1 da3 dou4 fu5the God of Thunder strikes bean curd; fig. to bully the weakest person; to pick on an easy target
87雷公打豆腐,拣软的欺 雷公打豆腐,揀軟的欺 léi gōng dòu fu , jiǎn ruǎn de Lei2 Gong1 da3 dou4 fu5 , jian3 ruan3 de5 qi1the God of Thunder strikes bean curd, a bully picks the weakest person; to pick on an easy target
88雷管 雷管 léi guǎnlei2 guan3detonator; fuse
89雷鬼 雷鬼 léi guǐlei2 gui3reggae (loanword)
90雷轰 雷轟 léi hōnglei2 hong1sound of thunder
91雷击 雷擊 léi lei2 ji1lightning strike; thunderbolt
92雷克萨斯 雷克薩斯 léi Lei2 ke4 sa4 si1Lexus; see also 凌志
93雷克斯 雷克斯 léi Lei2 ke4 si1Rex (name)
94雷克斯暴龙 雷克斯暴龍 léi bào lónglei2 ke4 si1 bao4 long2Tyrannosaurus rex
95雷克雅维克 雷克雅維克 léi wéi Lei2 ke4 ya3 wei2 ke4Reykjavik, capital of Iceland (Tw)
96雷克雅未克 雷克雅未克 léi wèi Lei2 ke4 ya3 wei4 ke4Reykjavik, capital of Iceland
97雷朗 雷朗 léi lǎngLei2 lang3Luilang, one of the indigenous peoples of Taiwan
98雷朗族 雷朗族 léi lǎng Lei2 lang3 zu2Luilang, one of the indigenous peoples of Taiwan
99雷厉风行 雷厲風行 léi fēng xínglei2 li4 feng1 xing2pass like thunder and move like the wind (idiom); swift and decisive reaction
100雷龙 雷龍 léi lónglei2 long2apatosaurus; former name: brontosaurus
101雷曼 雷曼 léi mànLei2 man4Lehman or Leymann (name)
102雷曼兄弟 雷曼兄弟 léi màn xiōng Lei2 man4 Xiong1 di4Lehman Brothers, investment bank
103雷蒙德 雷蒙德 léi méng Lei2 meng2 de2Raymond (name)
104雷姆斯汀 雷姆斯汀 léi tīngLei2 mu3 si1 ting1variant of 德国战车 , Rammstein (German metal band)
105雷鸟 雷鳥 léi niǎolei2 niao3capercaillie (Lagopus, several species); thunderbird (in native American mythology)
106雷诺 雷諾 léi nuòLei2 nuo4Reynolds (name); Renault (French car company); Reno, Nevada
107雷诺阿 雷諾阿 léi nuò āLei2 nuo4 a1Renoir (name); Pierre-Auguste Renoir (1841-1919), French impressionist painter
108雷诺数 雷諾數 léi nuò shùLei2 nuo4 shu4Reynolds number (ratio of inertial forces to viscous forces in fluid mechanics)
109雷劈天打 雷劈天打 léi tiān lei2 pi1 tian1 da3to be killed by lightning (idiom)
110雷区 雷區 léi lei2 qu1minefield (lit. and fig.)
111雷人 雷人 léi rénlei2 ren2(Internet slang) shocking; appalling; terrifying; terrific
112雷日纳 雷日納 léi Lei2 ri4 na4Regina (name); Regina, city in Brazil
113雷山 雷山 léi shānLei2 shan1Leishan county in Qiandongnan Miao and Dong autonomous prefecture 黔东南州 , Guizhou
114雷山县 雷山縣 léi shān xiànLei2 shan1 xian4Leishan county in Qiandongnan Miao and Dong autonomous prefecture 黔东南州 , Guizhou
115雷射 雷射 léi shèlei2 she4laser (loanword used in Taiwan); also written 镭射
116雷神公司 雷神公司 léi shén gōng Lei2 shen2 Gong1 si1Raytheon Company, US defense contractor
117雷神之锤 雷神之錘 léi shén zhī chuíLei2 shen2 zhi1 Chui2Quake (video game series)
118雷声大,雨点小 雷聲大,雨點小 léi shēng , diǎn xiǎolei2 sheng1 da4 , yu3 dian3 xiao3loud thunder, but only tiny drops of rain (idiom); a lot of talk, but no action; action speaks louder than words; his bite is worse than his bark
119雷声大作 雷聲大作 léi shēng zuòlei2 sheng1 da4 zuo4the roaring and rumbling of thunder (idiom)
120雷司令 雷司令 léi lìngLei2 si1 ling4Riesling (grape type)
121雷霆 雷霆 léi tínglei2 ting2sound of thunder
122雷霆万钧 雷霆萬鈞 léi tíng wàn jūnlei2 ting2 wan4 jun1overwhelming; overpowering (idiom)
123雷同 雷同 léi tónglei2 tong2mirroring others; identical
124雷亚尔 雷亞爾 léi ěrlei2 ya4 er3real (Brazilian currency) (loanword)
125雷扎耶湖 雷扎耶湖 léi zhá Lei2 zha2 ye1 Hu2Lake Urmia, northwest Iran, a major salt lake; formerly called lake Rezaiyeh
126雷阵雨 雷陣雨 léi zhèn lei2 zhen4 yu3thunder shower
127雷州 雷州 léi zhōuLei2 zhou1Leizhou county level city in Zhanjiang 湛江 , Guangdong
128雷州半岛 雷州半島 léi zhōu bàn dǎoLei2 zhou1 Ban4 dao3Leizhou Peninsula
129雷州市 雷州市 léi zhōu shìLei2 zhou1 shi4Leizhou county level city in Zhanjiang 湛江 , Guangdong
130雷子 雷子 léi zilei2 zi5(slang) cop
131雷・罗马诺 雷・羅馬諾 léi · luó nuòLei2 · Luo2 ma3 nuo4Ray Romano (1957-), US actor and comedian; Ray Romano (1957-), US actor and comedian
132烈火轰雷 烈火轟雷 liè huǒ hōng léilie4 huo3 hong1 lei2quick-tempered; violent; ferocious (idiom)
133柳雷鸟 柳雷鳥 liǔ léi niǎoliu3 lei2 niao3(bird species of China) willow ptarmigan (Lagopus lagopus)
134闷雷 悶雷 mèn léimen4 lei2muffled thunder; (fig.) sudden shock; blow
135蒙特雷 蒙特雷 méng léiMeng2 te4 lei2Monterey
136排雷 排雷 pái léipai2 lei2mine clearance
137咆哮如雷 咆哮如雷 páo xiào léipao2 xiao4 ru2 lei2to be in a thundering rage (idiom)
138霹雷 霹雷 léipi1 lei2thunderbolt
139漂雷 漂雷 piāo léipiao1 lei2floating mine
140普雷克斯流程 普雷克斯流程 léi liú chéngpu3 lei2 ke4 si1 liu2 cheng2purex
141普雷斯堡 普雷斯堡 léi bǎoPu3 lei2 si1 bao3Pressburg (Slovakia)
142普雷斯顿 普雷斯頓 léi dùnPu3 lei2 si1 dun4Preston, city in England
143如雷贯耳 如雷貫耳 léi guàn ěrru2 lei2 guan4 er3lit. like thunder piercing the ear; a well-known reputation (idiom)
144扫雷 掃雷 sǎo léisao3 lei2minesweeper (computer game)
145扫雷舰 掃雷艦 sǎo léi jiànsao3 lei2 jian4minesweeper
146扫雷艇 掃雷艇 sǎo léi tǐngsao3 lei2 ting3minesweeper
147设雷地带 設雷地帶 shè léi dàishe4 lei2 di4 dai4carpet of mines (military)
148手雷 手雷 shǒu léishou3 lei2grenade
149水雷 水雷 shuǐ léishui3 lei2naval mine
150斯雷布雷尼察 斯雷佈雷尼察 léi léi cháSi1 lei2 bu4 lei2 ni2 cha2Srebrenica, Bosnia-Herzegovina
151司徒雷登 司徒雷登 léi dēngSi1 tu2 Lei2 deng1John Leighton Stuart (1876-1962), second-generation American missionary in China, first president of Yenching University and later United States ambassador to China
152苏克雷 蘇克雷 léiSu1 ke4 lei2Sucre, constitutional capital of Bolivia
153坦佩雷 坦佩雷 tǎn pèi léiTan3 pei4 lei2Tampere (Swedish Tammerfors), Finland's second city
154探雷 探雷 tàn léitan4 lei2to detect mines; mine detection
155探雷人员 探雷人員 tàn léi rén yuántan4 lei2 ren2 yuan2mine detector (employee)
156特雷莎 特雷莎 léi shāTe4 lei2 sha1Teresa; Theresa (name)
157特雷沃 特雷沃 léi Te4 lei2 wo4Trevor (name)
158天雷击顶 天雷擊頂 tiān léi dǐngtian1 lei2 ji1 ding3to be killed by lightning (idiom)
159图阿雷格 圖阿雷格 ā léi Tu2 a1 lei2 ge2Tuareg (nomadic people of the Sahara)
160图雷特氏综合症 圖雷特氏綜合症 léi shì zōng zhèngTu2 lei2 te4 shi4 zong1 he2 zheng4Tourette syndrome
161韦尔弗雷兹 韋爾弗雷茲 wéi ěr léi Wei2 er3 fu2 lei2 zi1(George) Wehrfritz (Beijing bureau chief of Newsweek)
162希蒙・佩雷斯 希蒙・佩雷斯 měng · pèi léi Xi1 meng3 · Pei4 lei2 si1Shimon Peres (1923-2016), Israel politician, prime minister in 1977, 1984-1986 and 1995-1996, president 2007-2014, recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize 1994; Shimon Peres, ninth president of Israel
163响雷 響雷 xiǎng léixiang3 lei2to be thundering; thunder clap; Classifiers:
164迅雷 迅雷 xùn léixun4 lei2thunderbolt
165岩雷鸟 岩雷鳥 yán léi niǎoyan2 lei2 niao3(bird species of China) rock ptarmigan (Lagopus muta)
166异频雷达收发机 異頻雷達收發機 pín léi shōu yi4 pin2 lei2 da2 shou1 fa1 ji1transponder; electronic device that responds to a radio code
167鱼雷 魚雷 léiyu2 lei2torpedo
168鱼雷艇 魚雷艇 léi tǐngyu2 lei2 ting3torpedo boat
169炸雷 炸雷 zhà léizha4 lei2thunderclap
170张太雷 張太雷 zhāng tài léiZhang1 Tai4 lei2Zhang Tailei (1898-1927), founding member of Chinese communist party
171掌声雷动 掌聲雷動 zhǎng shēng léi dòngzhang3 sheng1 lei2 dong4thunderous applause (idiom)
172掌声如雷 掌聲如雷 zhǎng shēng léizhang3 sheng1 ru2 lei2thunderous applause (idiom)

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