雷池

Chinese

		thunder	pond; reservoir
simp. and trad. (雷池)		雷	池

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): Léichí

(Zhuyin): ㄌㄟˊ ㄔˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): leoi⁴ ci⁴

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: Léichí
  - Zhuyin: ㄌㄟˊ ㄔˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Leichy
  - Tongyong Pinyin: Léichíh
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /leɪ̯³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰʐ̩³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: leoi⁴ ci⁴
  - Yale: lèuih chìh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: loey⁴ tsi⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: lêu⁴ qi⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /lɵy̯²¹ t͡sʰiː²¹/

Proper noun

雷池

(historical) An ancient name for a river in modern-day Anhui province, China.

Derived terms

不敢越雷池一步 (bùgǎn yuè Léichí yībù)
不能越雷池一步
不越雷池一步

越雷池一步
難越雷池／难越雷池

Noun

雷池

(figuratively) prescribed limit; boundary

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