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The god of Thunder
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Donald A. Mackenzie
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雷公 (臺南風神廟)
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Pbdragonwang
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雷公

Léigōng
proper noun #16,533

Meanings

  1. 1 Lei Gong, the God of Thunder in Chinese mythology

About Lei Gong

神话人物 mythical figure

The thunder god of Chinese folk belief and myth, shown with wings, a bird's beak, a hammer and a ring of drums. He strikes wrongdoers with thunder, working with the lightning goddess 电母.

Examples

HSK 6
雷公是中国神话中的雷神。
Léigōng shì Zhōngguó shénhuà zhōng de léishén.
Lei Gong is the God of Thunder in Chinese mythology.
HSK 6
民间传说雷公专门惩罚坏人。
Mínjiān chuánshuō Léigōng zhuānmén chéngfá huàirén.
Folk legend says Lei Gong specifically punishes bad people.

Tips

culture
The pair are named by yin and yang: thunder is yang, so he gets 公 'lord, male', and lightning is yin, so 电母 gets 母 'mother, female'. One legend makes her a girl he killed by mistake, thinking she was wasting rice; the Jade Emperor revived her and made them marry.
usage
The idiom 雷公打豆腐 (thunder god strikes tofu) means to bully the weak / pick on an easy target.

Stroke Order

雷 léi
公 gōng