雷雷

Léiléi

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Meanings

1 Leilei (common reduplicated nickname); 'Tai Chi Leilei' (online nickname of Wei Lei)

Characters

thunder; (surname Lei)

(reduplicated for nickname effect)

Examples

雷雷是个常见的小名。

Léiléi shì gè chángjiàn de xiǎomíng.

Leilei is a common pet name.

2017年徐晓冬二十秒打败太极雷雷的视频火遍全网。

Èr líng yī qī nián Xú Xiǎodōng èrshí miǎo dǎbài Tàijí Léiléi de shìpín huǒ biàn quán wǎng.

In 2017, the video of Xu Xiaodong beating Tai Chi Leilei in twenty seconds went viral on the entire Chinese internet.

Tips

culture

Reduplicated names like 雷雷 are an affectionate Chinese pattern (also 明明, 妞妞, 乐乐). The most newsworthy 雷雷 is 太极雷雷 — the online handle of Wei Lei (魏雷), a self-styled tai chi master knocked out in seconds by MMA fighter Xu Xiaodong in May 2017, sparking a national debate over traditional martial arts vs modern combat sports.

Stroke Order

雷 léi