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忽雷

忽雷

Chinese

		suddenly	thunder
simp. and trad. (忽雷)		忽	雷

Noun

忽雷

(music, historical) A plucked lute of non-Han origin.
(archaic) Alternative term for 鱷魚／鳄鱼 (èyú, “crocodile”).

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): hūléi

(Zhuyin): ㄏㄨㄌㄟˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): fat¹ leoi⁴

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)
  - Pinyin: hūléi
  - Zhuyin: ㄏㄨㄌㄟˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: hulei
  - IPA ^(key): /xu⁵⁵ leɪ̯³⁵/
  - Homophones:
    
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    呼雷
    忽雷
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: fat¹ leoi⁴
  - Yale: fāt lèuih
  - Cantonese Pinyin: fat⁷ loey⁴
  - IPA ^(key): /fɐt̚⁵ lɵy̯²¹/