雷蓋

简 雷盖 · 繁 雷蓋
Mandarin · pinyin léi gài

Meanings

  1. reggae (loanword)
  2. also written 雷鬼 léi guǐ
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雷
léi · thunder
蓋
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盖
gài · cover, hide, protect
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2–4 · lei2 gai4

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