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HSK
mirroring others / identical
HSK 7-9
pass like thunder and move like the wind (idiom); swift and decisive reaction
(loanword) radar
Lexus / see also 凌志
Leizhou Peninsula
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  *雷* | 雷* | *雷
surname Lei
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  *雷* | 雷* | *雷
thunder / (bound form) (military) mine, as in 地雷 land mine / (coll.) to shock; to stun; to astound / (Tw) (coll.) spoiler / (Tw) (coll.) to reveal plot details to (sb)
thundershower
Reynolds (name) / Renault (French car company) / Reno, Nevada
sound of thunder
laser (loanword used in Taiwan) / also written 鐳射|镭射
Rennes
thunder
thunderstorm
lightning strike / thunderbolt
thunder and lightning
Lei Gong or Duke of Thunder, the God of Thunder in Chinese mythology
thunder rolls
Ray Romano (1957-), US actor and comedian
Raymond (name)
Luilang, one of the indigenous peoples of Taiwan
Reykjavik, capital of Iceland
minefield (lit. and fig.)
Riesling (grape type)
capercaillie (Lagopus, several species) / thunderbird (in native American mythology)
not shaken by thunder (idiom); the arrangements are unalterable / to adhere rigidly to regulations / will go ahead whatever happens (of an arrangement or plan)
Ciudad Real
Lei Feng (1940–1962), a soldier celebrated by the Chinese government from 1963 onward as a model of selflessness and devotion to the Communist Party
detonator / fuse
thunderstorm
sound of thunder
Rex (name)
Leifeng Pagoda, by West Lake until it was destroyed (also from Madam White Snake)
(loanword) reggae
Lehman or Leymann (name)
Reynolds number (ratio of inertial forces to viscous forces in fluid mechanics)
Leibo, a county in Liangshan Yi Autonomous Prefecture 涼山彝族自治州|凉山彝族自治州, Sichuan
Clark T. Randt Jr. (1945-), US ambassador to Beijing 2001-2009
Renoir (name) / Pierre-Auguste Renoir (1841-1919), French impressionist painter
Leizhou, a county-level city in Zhanjiang City 湛江市, Guangdong
god of thunder (Chinese Leigong 雷公, Norse Thor 索爾|索尔, Greek Zeus 宙斯 etc)
real (Brazilian currency) (loanword)
Quake (video game series)
lit. much thunder but little rain; fig. a lot of talk but little action / his bark is worse than his bite
Lehman Brothers, investment bank
Taiwan equivalent of 里根
radar antenna
lit. loud thunder, but only tiny drops of rain (idiom) / fig. a lot of talk, but no action
Reykjavik, capital of Iceland (Tw)
Raytheon Company, US defense contractor
(Internet slang) shocking / appalling / terrifying / terrific
Tyrannosaurus rex
the God of Thunder strikes bean curd / fig. to bully the weakest person / to pick on an easy target
the God of Thunder strikes bean curd, a bully picks the weakest person / to pick on an easy target
(slang) poorly made TV drama (featuring absurd plots, terrible acting etc); a cringeworthy show (often so bad it's entertaining)
variant of 德國戰車|德国战车, Rammstein (German metal band)
(slang) cop
laser pointer (Tw)
Leishan, a county in Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture 黔東南苗族侗族自治州|黔东南苗族侗族自治州, Guizhou
Lake Urmia, northwest Iran, a major salt lake / formerly called lake Rezaiyeh
Regina (name) / Regina, city in Brazil
Luilang, one of the indigenous peoples of Taiwan
reggae (loanword) / also written 雷鬼
laser cutting (abbr. for 雷射雕刻)
brontometer / apparatus to measure thunder and lightning
apatosaurus / former name: brontosaurus


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