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鼾聲如雷

简鼾声如雷 · 繁鼾聲如雷

Mandarin · pinyin hān shēng rú léi

thunderous snoring

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鼾: hān · snore loudly
聲: shēng · sound, voice, noise; tone; music
如: rú · if, supposing; as if; like, as
雷: léi · thunder
声: shēng · sound, voice, noise; tone; music

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1–1–2–2 · han1 sheng1 ru2 lei2

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hon4 seng1 jyu4 leoi4

Cantonese word readings for 鼾聲如雷. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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