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雷陣雨

简雷阵雨 · 繁雷陣雨

Mandarin · pinyin léi zhèn yǔ

thundershower

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雷: léi · thunder
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雨: yǔ · rain; rainy; Kangxi radical 173
阵: zhèn · column, row or file of troops

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2–4–3 · lei2 zhen4 yu3

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

leoi4 zan6 jyu5

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noun

thunder shower

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