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咆哮如雷

Mandarin · pinyin páo xiào rú léi

Meanings

  1. to be in a thundering rage (idiom)
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咆
páo · roar
哮
xiào · cough; pant; roar
如
rú · if, supposing; as if; like, as
雷
léi · thunder
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2–4–2–2 · pao2 xiao4 ru2 lei2

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

paau4 haau1 jyu4 leoi4

Cantonese word readings for 咆哮如雷. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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paau4 haau1 jyu4 leoi4

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phrase

  1. (simile) to be in a tremendous rage

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