铁幕 鐵幕 tiě mù Iron Curtain (1945-1991) (In Taiwan, the word was used to refer to both the Iron Curtain and the Bamboo Curtain.) 拉开序幕 拉開序幕 lā kāi xù mù (fig.) to raise the curtain / to lift the curtain / to be a curtain raiser for 闭幕 閉幕 bì mù the curtain falls / lower the curtain / to come to an end (of a meeting) syn 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 帷幕 wéi mù heavy curtain syn 落幕 luò mù the curtain drops / the end of the show syn 夜幕 yè mù curtain of night / gathering darkness syn 幕墙 幕牆 mù qiáng curtain wall (architecture) 谢幕 謝幕 xiè mù to take a curtain call / (fig.) to come to an end 帘子 簾子 lián zi curtain syn 幕布 mù bù (theater) curtain syn 撩开 撩開 liāo kai to push aside (clothing, curtain etc) to reveal something / to toss aside syn 帘幕 lián mù hanging screen / curtain over shop door (for privacy and serving as advertisement) syn 浴帘 浴簾 yù lián shower curtain 垂帘听政 垂簾聽政 chuí lián tīng zhèng lit. to govern from behind the curtain / to rule in place of the emperor (idiom) 帷幔 wéi màn drapery / curtain syn 窗幔 chuāng màn curtain syn 划子 huá zi rowboat / small boat / oar / paddle / thin rod used to control a curtain etc syn 幕 幙 mù old variant of 幕[mu4] / curtain / screen syn 帐 帳 zhàng (bound form) curtain / tent / canopy / variant of 賬|账[zhang4] syn 帘 簾 lián hanging screen or curtain syn 幢 zhuàng classifier for buildings (Taiwan pr. [chuang2]) / (archaic) curtain hung over boat or carriage windows syn 幌 huǎng shop sign / (literary) window curtain 帷 wéi curtain / screen syn 幔 màn curtain syn 帏 幃 wéi curtain / women's apartment / tent 簾 lián curtain 帱 幬 chóu canopy / curtain syn 裯 chóu bed curtain / coverlet 幨 chān curtain in carriage / screen 幔子 màn zi curtain / veil 幰 xiǎn curtain at front of carriage 幙 mù curtain / screen 扑棱 撲稜 pū leng (of wings, curtain etc) to flap / to flutter 珠箔 zhū bó curtain of pearls / screen of beads 开场戏 開場戲 kāi chǎng xì curtain-raiser 帐幔 帳幔 zhàng màn curtain 幮 chú a kind of mosquito net / bed curtain 床帐 床帳 chuáng zhàng bed curtain / mosquito net 窗帷 chuāng wéi curtain syn 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 泪如雨下 淚如雨下 lèi rú yǔ xià tears falling like rain (idiom) 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 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 淅沥 淅瀝 xī lì (onom.) patter of rain syn 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 飕飕 颼颼 sōu sōu sound of the wind blowing or rain falling syn 毛毛雨 máo mao yǔ drizzle / light rain / (fig.) mere trifle / sth that has only a weak effect syn 丝雨 絲雨 sī yǔ drizzle / fine 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 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 豪雨 háo yǔ violent rain (e.g. due to monsoon or typhoon) / cloudburst syn 