&sq=&lang=&file=File:%E9%9B%B7%E5%A7%93_-_%E6%A5%B7%E4%BD%93.svg) Lei surname in regular script | |
| Pronunciation | Léi (Mandarin) Lûi (Hokkien) |
|---|---|
| Language(s) | Chinese |
| Origin | |
| Language(s) | Chinese |
| Word/name | China |
| Meaning | Thunder |
| Other names | |
| Variant form(s) | Lei (Mandarin) Lui, Leoi, Lei, Loi (Cantonese) Louie, Loui, Lui, Lei (Taishanese) Looi, Lui (Hokkien, Teochew, Hakka, Hainanese, Fuzhounese) Lūi (Gan) |
| Derivative(s) | No, Ro (Korean) Lôi (Vietnamese) |
Lei is the pinyin romanization of the Chinese surname 雷 (Léi). It is the 69th name on the Hundred Family Surnames poem.[1]
Additionally, the very common Chinese surname Li (李) is pronounced Lei in Standard Cantonese, and is sometimes romanized as "Lei", particularly among the Macanese.
- ^ K. S. Tom. [1989] (1989). Echoes from Old China: Life, Legends and Lore of the Middle Kingdom. University of Hawaii Press. ISBN 0-8248-1285-9.