"Rain" • Chinese-English Dictionary

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下雨 xià yǔ to rain
雨 yǔ rain / CL:陣|阵[zhen4],場|场[chang2]
雨 yù (literary) to rain / (of rain, snow etc) to fall / to precipitate / to wet
霅 zhá rain
风雨 fēng yǔ wind and rain / the elements / (fig.) trials and hardships
小雨 xiǎo yǔ light rain / drizzle
大雨 dà yǔ heavy rain / CL:場|场[chang2]
雨水 Yǔ shuǐ Yushui or Rain Water, 2nd of the 24 solar terms 二十四節氣|二十四节气 / 19th February-5th March
暴雨 bào yǔ torrential rain / rainstorm / CL:場|场[chang2],陣|阵[zhen4]
细雨 xì yǔ fine rain / drizzle / poem by Tang poet Li Shangyin 李商隱|李商隐
大骂 dà mà to rain curses (on sb) / to let sb have it / to bawl sb out
烟雨 yān yǔ misty rain / drizzle
改天 gǎi tiān another day / some other time / to find another day (for appointment etc) / to take a rain check
春雨 chūn yǔ spring rain / gift from above
蒙蒙 méng méng drizzle (of rain or snow)
秋雨 qiū yǔ autumn rain
降水 jiàng shuǐ rain and snow / precipitation (meteorology)
雨露 yǔ lù rain and dew / (fig.) favor / grace
热带雨林 rè dài yǔ lín tropical rain forest
蛟龙 jiāo lóng legendary dragon with the ability to control rain and floods
狂风暴雨 kuáng fēng bào yǔ howling wind and torrential rain (idiom) / (fig.) difficult, dangerous situation
云雨 yún yù lit. cloud and rain / fig. sexual intercourse
淋雨 lín yǔ to get wet in the rain
冒雨 mào yǔ to brave the rain
呼风唤雨 hū fēng huàn yǔ to call the wind and summon the rain (idiom) / to exercise magical powers / fig. to stir up troubles
降水量 jiàng shuǐ liàng precipitation (meteorology) / measured quantity of rain
雨丝 yǔ sī drizzle / fine rain
雨后春笋 yǔ hòu chūn sǔn lit. after rain, the spring bamboo (idiom) / fig. rapid new growth / many new things emerge in rapid succession
及时雨 jí shí yǔ timely rain / (fig.) timely assistance
雨过天晴 yǔ guò tiān qíng sky clears after rain / new hopes after a disastrous period (idiom) / every cloud has a silver lining (idiom) / see also 雨過天青|雨过天青[yu3 guo4 tian1 qing1]
风雨无阻 fēng yǔ wú zǔ regardless of weather conditions / rain, hail or shine
腥风血雨 xīng fēng xuè yǔ lit. foul wind and bloody rain (idiom) / fig. reign of terror / carnage
翻云覆雨 fān yún fù yǔ to produce clouds with one turn of the hand and rain with another (idiom) / fig. to shift one's ground / tricky and inconstant / to make love
泪如雨下 lèi rú yǔ xià tears falling like rain (idiom)
风雨飘摇 fēng yǔ piāo yáo tossed about by the wind and rain (idiom) / (of a situation) unstable
酸雨 suān yǔ acid rain
倾盆 qīng pén a downpour / rain bucketing down
血雨 xuè yǔ rain of blood / heavy rain colored by loess sandstorm
淅沥 xī lì (onom.) patter of rain
倾盆大雨 qīng pén dà yǔ a downpour / rain bucketing down / fig. to be overwhelmed (with work or things to study)
雨人 yǔ rén Rain Man
劈头盖脸 pī tóu gài liǎn lit. splitting the head and covering the face (idiom) / fig. pelting (with rain etc) / showering down
谷雨 Gǔ yǔ Guyu or Grain Rain, 6th of the 24 solar terms 二十四節氣|二十四节气 / 20th April-4th May
普降 pǔ jiàng precipitation over a large area / widespread rain
飕飕 sōu sōu sound of the wind blowing or rain falling
毛毛雨 máo mao yǔ drizzle / light rain / (fig.) mere trifle
丝雨 sī yǔ drizzle / fine rain
风雨同舟 fēng yǔ tóng zhōu lit. in the same boat under wind and rain (idiom) / fig. to stick together in hard times
春风化雨 chūn fēng huà yǔ lit. spring wind and rain (idiom) / fig. the long-term influence of a solid education
晴雨 qíng yǔ all weather / rain or shine / barometer
稀里哗啦 xī li huā lā (onom.) rustling sound / sound of rain or of sth falling down / in disorder / completely smashed / badly battered / broken to pieces
豪雨 háo yǔ violent rain (e.g. due to monsoon or typhoon) / cloudburst
雨夹雪 yǔ jiā xuě sleet / mixture of snow and rain
汗如雨下 hàn rú yǔ xià sweating like rain (idiom) / to perspire profusely / sweating like a pig
喜雨 xǐ yǔ welcome fall of rain / seasonable rain
凄风苦雨 qī fēng kǔ yǔ lit. bleak wind and icy rain (idiom) / fig. hardships / miserable circumstances
挡雨 dǎng yǔ to protect from the rain
淫雨 yín yǔ excessive rain
雨靴 yǔ xuē rain boots / rubber boots / CL:雙|双[shuang1]
雨布 yǔ bù rain tarp
喇 lā (onom.) sound of wind, rain etc
霖 lín continued rain
笠 lì bamboo rain hat
蛟 jiāo a legendary dragon with the ability to control rain and floods / see also 蛟龍|蛟龙[jiao1 long2]
潦 lǎo flooded / heavy rain
夔 Kuí one-legged mountain demon of Chinese mythology / Chinese mythical figure who invented music and dancing / Chinese rain god / surname Kui
蓑 suō rain coat made of straw etc
淅 xī (onom.) sound of rain, sleet etc
雱 páng heavy fall of rain or snow
澍 shù moisture / timely rain
霈 pèi torrent of rain
雩 yú summer sacrifice for rain
霪 yín heavy rain
潲 shào driving rain / to sprinkle
霤 liù dripping of rain from eaves
满城风雨 mǎn chéng fēng yǔ lit. wind and rain sweeping through the town (idiom) / fig. a big scandal / an uproar / the talk of the town
风吹雨打 fēng chuī yǔ dǎ lit. windswept and battered by rain / to undergo hardship (idiom)
霂 mù drizzle / fine rain
霣 yǔn rain storm / to fall
霝 líng drops of rain / to fall in drops
大雨如注 dà yǔ rú zhù pouring with rain / rain bucketing down
巴山夜雨 Bā shān yè yǔ rain on Mt Ba (idiom) / lonely in a strange land / Evening Rain, 1980 movie about the Cultural Revolution
听见风就是雨 tīng jiàn fēng jiù shì yǔ lit. on hearing wind, to say rain / to agree uncritically with whatever people say / to parrot other people's words / to chime in with others
兰艾同焚 lán ài tóng fén lit. to burn both fragrant orchids and stinking weeds (idiom) / fig. to destroy indiscriminately the noble and common / the rain falls on the just and unjust alike
见风是雨 jiàn fēng shì yǔ lit. see the wind and assume it will rain (idiom) / fig. gullible / to believe whatever people suggest
谋臣如雨 móu chén rú yǔ strategic experts as thick as rain (idiom) / no shortage of advisers on strategy
雨过天青 yǔ guò tiān qīng sky clears after rain / new hopes after a disastrous period (idiom) / every cloud has a silver lining (idiom) / see also 雨過天晴|雨过天晴[yu3 guo4 tian1 qing2]
风雨如晦 fēng yǔ rú huì lit. wind and rain darken the sky (idiom) / fig. the situation looks grim
风雨凄凄 fēng yǔ qī qī wretched wind and rain
风雨漂摇 fēng yǔ piāo yáo tossed about by the wind and rain (idiom) / (of a situation) unstable
五劳七伤 wǔ láo qī shāng (TCM) "five strains and seven impairments", five referring to the five viscera 五臟|五脏[wu3 zang4], and seven to adverse effects on one's body as a result of: overeating (spleen), anger (liver), moisture (kidney), cold (lung), worry (heart), wind and rain (outer appearance) and fear (mind)
栉风沐雨 zhì fēng mù yǔ lit. to comb one's hair in the wind and wash it in the rain (idiom) / fig. to work in the open regardless of the weather
滂沱大雨 pāng tuó dà yǔ torrents of rain (idiom)
躲雨 duǒ yǔ to take shelter from the rain
雨蛙 yǔ wā rain frog
日晒雨淋 rì shài yǔ lín lit. exposed to sun and rain (idiom) / fig. exposed to the elements
瀌 biāo copious (of rain or snow)
霢 mò drizzling rain / showered with favors
溾 wēi light rain
潚 xiāo sound of rain and wind
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