雷鋒

See also: 雷锋

Chinese

		thunder	point or edge of a tool
trad. (雷鋒)		雷	鋒
simp. (雷锋)		雷	锋

Etymology

Named after Lei Feng (1940–1962), a soldier of the People's Liberation Army in the People's Republic of China.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): Léi Fēng

(Zhuyin): ㄌㄟˊ ㄈㄥ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: Léi Fēng
  - Zhuyin: ㄌㄟˊ ㄈㄥ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: Léi Fong
  - Wade–Giles: Lei² Fêng¹
  - Yale: Léi Fēng
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Lei Feng
  - Palladius: Лэй Фэн (Lɛj Fɛn)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /leɪ̯³⁵ fɤŋ⁵⁵/

Noun

雷鋒

selfless, modest and dedicated person
學習雷鋒好榜樣。 [MSC, trad.]
学习雷锋好榜样。 [MSC, simp.]
Xuéxí Léi Fēng hǎo bǎngyàng. [Pinyin]
Follow the good example of Lei Feng.

Synonyms

活雷鋒／活雷锋 (huó Léi Fēng)

Derived terms

學雷鋒紀念日 / 学雷锋纪念日
洋雷鋒 / 洋雷锋

Proper noun

雷鋒

(～街道) Leifeng (a subdistrict of Wangcheng district, Changsha, Hunan, China)