雷池

Chinese

		thunder	pond; reservoir
trad. (雷池)		雷	池
simp. #(雷池)		雷	池

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): léichí

  (Zhuyin): ㄌㄟˊ ㄔˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): leoi⁴ ci⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: léichí
    • Zhuyin: ㄌㄟˊ ㄔˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: léichíh
    • Wade–Giles: lei²-chʻih²
    • Yale: léi-chŕ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: leichyr
    • Palladius: лэйчи (lɛjči)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /leɪ̯³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰʐ̩³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: leoi⁴ ci⁴
    • Yale: lèuih chìh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: loey⁴ tsi⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: lêu⁴ qi⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /lɵy̯²¹ t͡sʰiː²¹/

Proper noun

雷池

1. (historical) An ancient name for a river in modern-day Anhui province, China.

Derived terms

• 不敢越雷池一步 (bùgǎn yuè Léichí yībù)
• 不能越雷池一步
• 不越雷池一步
• 越雷池一步
• 難越雷池／难越雷池

 

Noun

雷池

1. (figurative) prescribed limit; boundary

Synonyms

• 底線／底线 (dǐxiàn) (figurative)
• 界限 (jièxiàn) (figurative)
• 節限／节限 (jiéxiàn) (literary)
• 限 (xiàn) (formal, or in compounds)
• 限制 (xiànzhì)
• 限度 (xiàndù)