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雷公

Mandarin · pinyin Léi gōng

Lei Gong or Duke of Thunder, the God of Thunder in Chinese mythology

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雷: léi · thunder
公: gōng · fair, equitable; public; duke

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2–1 · Lei2 gong1

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leoi4 gung1

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noun

(Chinese mythology) god of thunder
(dialectal Mandarin, Cantonese, Gan, Hakka, Southern Min, Pinghua, Shehua, dialectal Wu, dialectal Xiang) thunder

name

(～鎮) Leigong (a town in Anlu, Xiaogan, Hubei, China)

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