下雨 xià yǔ to rain syn 改天 gǎi tiān another day / some other time / to find another day (for appointment etc) / to take a rain check syn 雨水 yǔ shuǐ rainwater / rainfall / rain syn 大雨 dà yǔ heavy rain / CL:場|场[chang2] syn 暴雨 bào yǔ torrential rain / rainstorm / CL:場|场[chang2],陣|阵[zhen4] syn 待续 待續 dài xù to be continued 风雨 風雨 fēng yǔ wind and rain / the elements / (fig.) trials and hardships syn 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) 传承 傳承 chuán chéng to pass on (to future generations) / passed on (from former times) / a continued tradition / an inheritance syn 热带雨林 熱帶雨林 rè dài yǔ lín tropical rain forest 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 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 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 阵雨 陣雨 zhèn yǔ shower (rain) syn 小雨 xiǎo yǔ light rain / drizzle syn 狂风暴雨 狂風暴雨 kuáng fēng bào yǔ howling wind and torrential rain (idiom) / (fig.) difficult, dangerous situation syn 降水 jiàng shuǐ rain and snow / precipitation (meteorology) syn 风雨无阻 風雨無阻 fēng yǔ wú zǔ regardless of weather conditions / rain, hail or shine syn 细雨 細雨 xì yǔ fine rain / drizzle / poem by Tang poet Li Shangyin 李商隱|李商隐 syn 酸雨 suān yǔ acid rain 毛毛雨 máo mao yǔ drizzle / light rain / (fig.) mere trifle / sth that has only a weak effect 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 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 山洪 shān hóng deluge caused by torrential water flow off a mountain after heavy rain or snowmelt syn 春雨 chūn yǔ spring rain / gift from above 蛟龙 蛟龍 jiāo lóng legendary dragon with the ability to control rain and floods syn 冒雨 mào yǔ to brave the rain 风雨同舟 風雨同舟 fēng yǔ tóng zhōu lit. in the same boat under wind and rain (idiom) / fig. to stick together in hard times syn 汗如雨下 hàn rú yǔ xià sweating like rain (idiom) / to perspire profusely / sweating like a pig syn 蒙蒙 méng méng drizzle (of rain or snow) syn 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 烟雨 煙雨 yān yǔ misty rain / drizzle syn 泪如雨下 淚如雨下 lèi rú yǔ xià tears falling like rain (idiom) syn 普降 pǔ jiàng precipitation over a large area / widespread rain syn 豪雨 háo yǔ violent rain (e.g. due to monsoon or typhoon) / cloudburst syn 雨披 yǔ pī rain poncho / rain cape 秋雨 qiū yǔ autumn rain 云雨 雲雨 yún yù lit. cloud and rain / fig. sexual intercourse syn 降水量 jiàng shuǐ liàng precipitation (meteorology) / measured quantity of 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 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 润湿 潤濕 rùn shī to moisten (e.g. of rain) / to wet syn 飕飕 颼颼 sōu sōu sound of the wind blowing or rain falling syn 雨夹雪 雨夾雪 yǔ jiā xuě sleet / mixture of snow and rain 大骂 大罵 dà mà to rain curses (on sb) / to let sb have it / to bawl sb out 下注 xià zhù to pour / to pour down (of rain) / to lay a bet 雨露 yǔ lù rain and dew / (fig.) favor / grace syn 潇潇 瀟瀟 xiāo xiāo (of wind and rain) howling and pounding / (of light rain) pattering 淋雨 lín yǔ to get wet in the rain 雨丝 雨絲 yǔ sī drizzle / fine rain 倾盆 傾盆 qīng pén a downpour / rain bucketing down 血雨 xuè yǔ rain of blood / heavy rain colored by loess sandstorm 淅沥 淅瀝 xī lì (onom.) patter of rain syn 雨人 yǔ rén Rain Man 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 丝雨 絲雨 sī yǔ drizzle / fine rain 瓢泼 瓢潑 piáo pō (of rain) pouring 春风化雨 春風化雨 chūn fēng huà yǔ lit. spring wind and rain (idiom) / fig. the long-term influence of a solid education syn 晴雨 qíng yǔ rain or shine 喜雨 xǐ yǔ welcome fall of rain / seasonable rain syn 凄风苦雨 凄風苦雨 qī fēng kǔ yǔ lit. bleak wind and icy rain (idiom) / fig. hardships / miserable circumstances syn 雨 yù (literary) to rain / (of rain, snow etc) to fall / to precipitate / to wet syn 雨 yǔ rain / CL:陣|阵[zhen4],場|场[chang2] syn 笠 lì bamboo rain hat syn 泷 瀧 lóng rapids / waterfall / torrential (rain) 满城风雨 滿城風雨 mǎn chéng fēng yǔ lit. wind and rain sweeping through the town (idiom) / fig. a big scandal / an uproar / the talk of the town syn 瀑 bào shower (rain) syn 喇 lā (onom.) sound of wind, rain etc 雨布 yǔ bù rain tarp 雨靴 yǔ xuē rain boots / rubber boots / CL:雙|双[shuang1] 蓑 suō rain coat made of straw etc 蛟 jiāo a legendary dragon with the ability to control rain and floods / see also 蛟龍|蛟龙[jiao1 long2] syn 潦 lǎo flooded / heavy rain 挡雨 擋雨 dǎng yǔ to protect from the rain 淫雨 yín yǔ excessive rain syn 夔 kuí one-legged mountain demon of Chinese mythology / Chinese mythical figure who invented music and dancing / Chinese rain god / surname Kui 淅 xī (onom.) sound of rain, sleet etc 雱 páng heavy fall of rain or snow 澍 shù moisture / timely rain syn 霈 pèi torrent of rain syn 雩 yú summer sacrifice for rain 霪 yín heavy rain 霅 zhá rain 躲雨 duǒ yǔ to take shelter from the rain 风吹雨打 風吹雨打 fēng chuī yǔ dǎ lit. windswept and battered by rain / to undergo hardship (idiom) syn 雨蛙 yǔ wā rain frog 日晒雨淋 日曬雨淋 rì shài yǔ lín lit. exposed to sun and rain (idiom) / fig. exposed to the elements syn 潲 shào driving rain / to sprinkle syn 冻雨 凍雨 dòng yǔ freezing rain 霤 liù dripping of rain from eaves 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 霣 yǔn rain storm / to fall 霝 líng drops of rain / to fall in drops 听见风就是雨 聽見風就是雨 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 蘭艾同焚 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 見風是雨 jiàn fēng shì yǔ lit. see the wind and assume it will rain (idiom) / fig. gullible / to believe whatever people suggest syn 谋臣如雨 謀臣如雨 móu chén rú yǔ strategic experts as thick as rain (idiom) / no shortage of advisers on strategy 