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如雷贯耳

rú léi guàn ěr

4-character word Traditional 如雷貫耳

What 如雷贯耳 means

1. lit. like thunder piercing the ear
2. a well-known reputation (idiom)

The characters in 如雷贯耳

• 如rúas; as if; such as
• 雷léithunder; (bound form; military) mine, as in 地雷; (colloquial) to shock; to stun; to astound
• 贯guànto pierce through; to pass through; to be stringed together
• 耳ěrear; handle (archaeology); and that is all (Classical Chinese)

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