霹雷

Chinese

		of thunder, to strike	thunder
trad. (霹雷)		霹	雷
simp. #(霹雷)		霹	雷

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): pīléi

  (Zhuyin): ㄆㄧ ㄌㄟˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): pik¹ leoi⁴
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): phiak-lûi / phek-lûi

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: pīléi
    • Zhuyin: ㄆㄧ ㄌㄟˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: piléi
    • Wade–Giles: pʻi¹-lei²
    • Yale: pī-léi
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: pilei
    • Palladius: пилэй (pilɛj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pʰi⁵⁵ leɪ̯³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: pik¹ leoi⁴
    • Yale: pīk lèuih
    • Cantonese Pinyin: pik⁷ loey⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: pig¹ lêu⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pʰɪk̚⁵ lɵy̯²¹/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: phiak-lûi
    • Tâi-lô: phiak-luî
    • Phofsit Daibuun: phiakluii
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /pʰiak̚⁵⁻²⁴ lui²⁴/
  • (Hokkien: General Taiwanese, Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: phek-lûi
    • Tâi-lô: phik-luî
    • Phofsit Daibuun: phekluii
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /pʰiɪk̚³²⁻⁴ lui²³/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /pʰiɪk̚³²⁻⁵ lui¹³/
    • IPA (Taipei, Xiamen): /pʰiɪk̚³²⁻⁴ lui²⁴/

Noun

霹雷

1. (informal) thunderbolt; thunderclap

Synonyms

• 暴雷 (bàoléi)
• 落雷 (luòléi)
• 迅雷 (xùnléi)
• 雷霆 (léitíng) (chiefly poetic)
• 霹靂／霹雳 (pīlì)