Usage of the character 雷

John Leighton Stuart (1876-1962), second-generation American missionary in China, first president of Yenching University and later United States ambassador to China

dàfāléitíng

大发雷霆

[大發雷霆]

to be furious
to fly into a terrible rage

zhǎngshēngléidòng

掌声雷动

[掌聲雷動]

thunderous applause (idiom)

Pǔléisīdùn

普雷斯顿

[普雷斯頓]

Preston, city in England

Léizháyē Hú

雷扎耶湖

[雷扎耶湖]

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

Tú'āléigé

图阿雷格

[圖阿雷格]

Tuareg (nomadic people of the Sahara)

Ankèléiqí

安克雷奇

[安克雷奇]

Anchorage (city in Alaska)

Hāmǔléitè

哈姆雷特

[哈姆雷特]

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

bùyuè Léichí

不越雷池

[不越雷池]

not overstepping the prescribed limits
to remain within bounds

Déléifúsī

德雷福斯

[德雷福斯]

Dreyfus (name)
Alfred Dreyfus (1859-1935), French artillery officer of Alsatian and Jewish background, infamously imprisoned 1894 in miscarriage of justice

Léishénzhī Chuí

雷神之锤

[雷神之錘]

Quake (video game series)

Géléimáosī

格雷茅斯

[格雷茅斯]

Greymouth, town in New Zealand
also written 格雷默斯 ( Géléimòsī)

Gǔtèléisī

古特雷斯

[古特雷斯]

António Guterres (1949-), secretary-general of the United Nations (2017-), prime minister of Portugal (1995-2002)

rúléiguàn'ěr

如雷贯耳

[如雷貫耳]

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

Léimàn Xiōngdì

雷曼兄弟

[雷曼兄弟]

Lehman Brothers, investment bank

Zhágéléibù

札格雷布

[札格雷布]

Zagreb, capital of Croatia (Tw)

léidǎbùdòng

雷打不动

[雷打不動]

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

Kǎntèbóléi

坎特伯雷

[坎特伯雷]

Canterbury

Déléisīdùn

德雷斯顿

[德雷斯頓]

Dresden, Germany

léilìfēngxíng

雷厉风行

[雷厲風行]

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

léidàyǔxiǎo

雷大雨小

[雷大雨小]

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

Adéléidé

阿德雷德

[阿德雷德]

Adelaide, capital of South Australia
also written 阿德萊德／阿德莱德

Léikèsàsī

雷克萨斯

[雷克薩斯]

Lexus
see also 凌志 ( Língzhì)

Bùléisītè

布雷斯特

[布雷斯特]

Brest, westernmost town in France

léidátiānxiàn

雷达天线

[雷達天線]

radar antenna

hānshēngrúléi

鼾声如雷

[鼾聲如雷]

thunderous snoring

Léizhōu Bàndǎo

雷州半岛

[雷州半島]

Leizhou Peninsula

Pǔléisībǎo

普雷斯堡

[普雷斯堡]

Pressburg (Slovakia)

bàotiàorúléi

暴跳如雷

[暴跳如雷]

to stamp with fury; to fly into a rage

páoxiàorúléi

咆哮如雷

[咆哮如雷]

to be in a thundering rage (idiom)

Léimǔsītīng

雷姆斯汀

[雷姆斯汀]

variant of 德國戰車／德国战车, Rammstein (German metal band)

Léi· Luómǎnuò

雷·罗马诺

[雷·羅馬諾]

Ray Romano (1957-), US actor and comedian

Fúléidélǐkè

弗雷德里克

[弗雷德里克]

Frederick (name)

Léikèyǎwéikè

雷克雅维克

[雷克雅維克]

Reykjavik, capital of Iceland (Tw)

Bùléidùnsēnlín

布雷顿森林

[佈雷頓森林]

Bretton woods conference in 1944 of allied powers, regulating world exchange rates and setting up IMF and world bank

Léi Gōngdǎdòufu

雷公打豆腐

[雷公打豆腐]

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

Wéi'ěrfúléizī

韦尔弗雷兹

[韋爾弗雷茲]

(George) Wehrfritz (Beijing bureau chief of Newsweek)

Géléi Bójuéchá

格雷伯爵茶

[格雷伯爵茶]

Earl Grey tea

léikèsībàolóng

雷克斯暴龙

[雷克斯暴龍]

Tyrannosaurus rex

Léikèyǎwèikè

雷克雅未克

[雷克雅未克]

Reykjavik, capital of Iceland

Xīměng· Pèiléisī

希蒙·佩雷斯

[希蒙·佩雷斯]

Shimon Peres (1923-2016), Israel politician, prime minister in 1977, 1984-1986 and 1995-1996, president 2007-2014, recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize 1994

Chá'ěrsī· Géléi

查尔斯·格雷

[查爾斯·格雷]