Chinese

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suddenly thunder
trad. (忽雷)
simp. #(忽雷)

Etymology 1

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Pronunciation

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Rime
Character
Reading # 1/1 1/1
Initial () (32) (37)
Final () (56) (42)
Tone (調) Checked (Ø) Level (Ø)
Openness (開合) Closed Closed
Division () I I
Fanqie
Baxter xwot lwoj
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang
/huət̚/ /luʌi/
Pan
Wuyun
/huot̚/ /luoi/
Shao
Rongfen
/xuət̚/ /luɒi/
Edwin
Pulleyblank
/hwət̚/ /lwəj/
Li
Rong
/xuət̚/ /luᴀi/
Wang
Li
/xuət̚/ /luɒi/
Bernard
Karlgren
/xuət̚/ /luɑ̆i/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex
hu léi
Expected
Cantonese
Reflex
fat1 leoi4

Noun

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忽雷

  1. (music, historical) A plucked lute of non-Han origin.
  2. (archaic) Alternative name for 鱷魚鳄鱼 (èyú, “crocodile”).
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Etymology 2

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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忽雷

  1. (Jin) thunder
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