泪如雨下 淚如雨下 lèi rú yǔ xià tears falling like rain (idiom) syn 飕飕 颼颼 sōu sōu sound of the wind blowing or rain falling syn 扑通 撲通 pū tōng (onom.) sound of object falling into water / plop syn 咕咚 gū dōng splash / (onom.) for heavy things falling down syn 磔 zhé old term for the right-falling stroke in Chinese characters (e.g. the last stroke of 大[da4]), now called 捺[na4] / sound made by birds (onom.) / (literary) to dismember (form of punishment) / to spread syn 啪哒 啪噠 pā dā (onom.) sound of object falling into water / plop 嚗 bó (onom.) sound of sth splitting or breaking apart / sound of an object falling to the ground / a cry of rage / Taiwan pr. [bo1] 潇潇 瀟瀟 xiāo xiāo (of wind and rain) howling and pounding / (of light rain) pattering 血雨 xuè yǔ rain of blood / heavy rain colored by loess sandstorm 喜雨 xǐ yǔ welcome fall of rain / seasonable rain syn 雨披 yǔ pī rain poncho / rain cape 雨 yù (literary) to rain / (of rain, snow etc) to fall / to precipitate / to wet syn 大雨如注 dà yǔ rú zhù pouring with rain / rain bucketing down syn 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 淅沥 淅瀝 xī lì (onom.) patter of rain syn 喇 lā (onom.) sound of wind, rain etc 淅 xī (onom.) sound of rain, sleet etc 噼里啪啦 噼裡啪啦 pī li pā lā (onom.) crackling of firecrackers / pitter-patter of rain / burst of applause 嚯 huò (onom.) expressing admiration or surprise / (onom.) sound of a laugh 啪嚓 pā chā (onom.) (sound of sth smashing as it hits the ground) / (onom.) (sound made by a camera shutter) 不符合 bù fú hé discrepant / falling short (of expectations) / not matching up / not conforming / (figures) disagree / unbecoming 升降 昇降 shēng jiàng rising and falling syn 纷飞 紛飛 fēn fēi to swirl in the air (of thickly falling snowflakes, flower petals etc) / to flutter about 递减 遞減 dì jiǎn progressively decreasing / gradually falling / in descending order 闹翻 鬧翻 nào fān to have a falling out / to have a big argument syn 四分五裂 sì fēn wǔ liè all split up and in pieces (idiom) / disunity (in an organization) / complete lack of unity / to disintegrate / falling apart / to be at sixes and sevens syn 杞人忧天 杞人憂天 qǐ rén yōu tiān man of Qǐ fears the sky falling (idiom) / groundless fears syn 分崩离析 分崩離析 fēn bēng lí xī to collapse and fall apart (idiom) / to break up / falling to pieces syn 闹矛盾 鬧矛盾 nào máo dùn to be at loggerheads / to have a falling out 撕破脸 撕破臉 sī pò liǎn to have an acrimonious falling-out / to shed all pretense of cordiality / to tear into each other 落石 luò shí falling stone 陨星 隕星 yǔn xīng meteorite / falling star syn 跌打损伤 跌打損傷 diē dǎ sǔn shāng injury such as contusion, sprain or fracture from falling, blow etc 去声 去聲 qù shēng falling tone / fourth tone in modern Mandarin syn 抑扬 抑揚 yì yáng modulation (rising and falling pitch) / intonation / a cadence / to rise and fall (of a body floating in water) syn 上声 上聲 shǎng shēng falling and rising tone / third tone in modern Mandarin syn 叶落归根 葉落歸根 yè luò guī gēn a falling leaf returns to the roots (idiom) / everything has its ancestral home / In old age, an expatriate longs to return home. syn 黄昏恋 黃昏戀 huáng hūn liàn fig. romantic relationship between an elderly couple / falling in love in the autumn of one's life 捺 nà to press down firmly / to suppress / right-falling stroke in Chinese characters (e.g. the last stroke of 大[da4]) syn 杞国忧天 杞國憂天 qǐ guó yōu tiān man of Qǐ fears the sky falling (idiom) / groundless fears 落叶归根 落葉歸根 luò yè guī gēn lit. a falling leaf returns to the roots (idiom) / fig. all things go back to their source eventually / in old age, an expatriate returns home syn 一叶知秋 一葉知秋 yī yè zhī qiū lit. the falling of one leaf heralds the coming of autumn (idiom) / fig. a small sign can indicate a great trend / a straw in the wind 一木难支 一木難支 yī mù nán zhī lit. a single post cannot prop up a falling house (idiom) / fig. one is helpless alone syn 病包儿 病包兒 bìng bāo r a person who is always falling ill / chronic invalid syn 摔断 摔斷 shuāi duàn to fall and break / to break (bones) by falling 第三声 第三聲 dì sān shēng third tone in Mandarin / falling-rising tone syn 第四声 第四聲 dì sì shēng fourth tone in Mandarin / falling tone syn 跌市 diē shì falling stock prices / bear market 跌风 跌風 diē fēng falling prices / bear market 头朝下 頭朝下 tóu cháo xià (falling or suspended) head downwards / headfirst / headlong 第二春 dì èr chūn (lit.) second spring / (fig.) falling in love for the second time / a new lease of life / rebirth 落花有意，流水无情 落花有意，流水無情 luò huā yǒu yì , liú shuǐ wú qíng lit. the falling flowers are yearning for love, but the heartless brook ripples on (idiom) / fig. one side is willing, yet the other one remains indifferent (usually of unrequited love) 降调 降調 jiàng diào falling intonation (linguistics) / to lower the key of a tune / to demote 扑跌 撲跌 pū diē to fall flat on one's face / (martial arts) pouncing and falling (i.e. all kinds of moves) 闹掰 鬧掰 nào bāi (dialect) to have a falling-out (with sb) 风雨 風雨 fēng yǔ wind and rain / the elements / (fig.) trials and hardships syn 小雨 xiǎo yǔ light rain / drizzle syn 下雨 xià yǔ to rain syn 大雨 dà yǔ heavy rain / CL:場|场[chang2] syn 雨水 yǔ shuǐ rainwater / rainfall / rain syn 暴雨 bào yǔ torrential rain / rainstorm / CL:場|场[chang2],陣|阵[zhen4] syn 细雨 細雨 xì yǔ fine rain / drizzle / poem by Tang poet Li Shangyin 李商隱|李商隐 syn 大骂 大罵 dà mà to rain curses (on sb) / to let sb have it / to bawl sb out 埋头 埋頭 mái tóu to immerse oneself in / engrossed in sth / to lower the head (e.g. to avoid rain) / countersunk (of screws, rivets etc) 烟雨 煙雨 yān yǔ misty rain / drizzle syn 改天 gǎi tiān another day / some other time / to find another day (for appointment etc) / to take a rain check syn 春雨 chūn yǔ spring rain / gift from above 蒙蒙 méng méng drizzle (of rain or snow) syn 下注 xià zhù to pour / to pour down (of rain) / to lay a bet 秋雨 qiū yǔ autumn rain 降水 jiàng shuǐ rain and snow / precipitation (meteorology) syn 雨露 yǔ lù rain and dew / (fig.) favor / grace syn 阵雨 陣雨 zhèn yǔ shower (rain) syn 热带雨林 熱帶雨林 rè dài yǔ lín tropical rain forest 蛟龙 蛟龍 jiāo lóng legendary dragon with the ability to control rain and floods syn 狂风暴雨 狂風暴雨 kuáng fēng bào yǔ howling wind and torrential rain (idiom) / (fig.) difficult, dangerous situation syn 云雨 雲雨 yún yù lit. cloud and rain / fig. sexual intercourse syn 淋雨 lín yǔ to get wet in the rain 冒雨 mào yǔ to brave the rain 呼风唤雨 呼風喚雨 hū fēng huàn yǔ to call the wind and summon the rain (idiom) / to exercise magical powers / fig. to stir up troubles 山洪 shān hóng deluge caused by torrential water flow off a mountain after heavy rain or snowmelt syn 降水量 jiàng shuǐ liàng precipitation (meteorology) / measured quantity of rain 雨丝 雨絲 yǔ sī drizzle / fine rain 雨后春笋 雨後春筍 yǔ hòu chūn sǔn lit. after rain, the spring bamboo (idiom) / fig. rapid new growth / many new things emerge in rapid succession syn 及时雨 及時雨 jí shí yǔ timely rain / (fig.) timely assistance / timely help syn 雨过天晴 雨過天晴 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] syn 风雨无阻 風雨無阻 fēng yǔ wú zǔ regardless of weather conditions / rain, hail or shine syn 腥风血雨 腥風血雨 xīng fēng xuè yǔ lit. foul wind and bloody rain (idiom) / fig. reign of terror / carnage syn 翻云覆雨 翻雲覆雨 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 风雨飘摇 風雨飄搖 fēng yǔ piāo yáo tossed about by the wind and rain (idiom) / (of a situation) unstable syn 润湿 潤濕 rùn shī to moisten (e.g. of rain) / to wet syn 酸雨 suān yǔ acid rain 倾盆 傾盆 qīng pén a downpour / rain bucketing down 倾盆大雨 傾盆大雨 qīng pén dà yǔ a downpour / rain bucketing down / (fig.) to be overwhelmed (with work or things to study) syn 雨人 yǔ rén Rain Man 劈头盖脸 劈頭蓋臉 pī tóu gài liǎn lit. splitting the head and covering the face (idiom) / fig. pelting (with rain etc) / showering down syn 谷雨 穀雨 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 syn 毛毛雨 máo mao yǔ drizzle / light rain / (fig.) mere trifle / sth that has only a weak effect syn 