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如雷贯耳

rú léi guàn ěrdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
lit. like thunder piercing the ear / a well-known reputation (idiom)
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-dc33171325511de9. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

如雷貫耳 如雷贯耳 [ru2 lei2 guan4 er3] /lit. like thunder piercing the ear/a well-known reputation (idiom)/

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Other forms in these source records: 如雷貫耳

  • 如
    rú

    as / as if / such as

  • 雷
    léi

    thunder / (bound form) (military) mine, as in 地雷[dì léi] land mine / (coll.) to shock / to stun / to astound / (Tw) (coll.) spoiler / (Tw) (coll.) to reveal plot details to (sb)

    Léi

    surname Lei

  • 贯
    guàn

    to pierce through / to pass through / to be stringed together / string of 1000 cash

  • 耳
    ěr

    ear / handle (archaeology) / and that is all (Classical Chinese)

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.