点滴 點滴 diǎn dī a drip / a little bit / intravenous drip (used to administer drugs) syn 滴答 dī dā (onom.) pattering sound / drip drip (of water) / tick tock (of clock) / also pr. [di1 da5] syn 滴注 dī zhù to drip into / to transfuse / to percolate / to drip feed / fig. to instill 滴管 dī guǎn intravenous drip tube / dropper / eyedropper / (coll.) pipette / (coll.) burette / drip-irrigation pipe (abbr. for 滴灌管[di1guan4guan3]) 滴剂 滴劑 dī jì to drip (e.g. medical drip feed) 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 滴下 dī xià drip 淌下 tǎng xià to let drip / to trickle down / to shed (tears) 挥汗如雨 揮汗如雨 huī hàn rú yǔ to drip with sweat / sweat poured off (him) syn 滴灌 dī guàn to drip irrigate syn 打点滴 打點滴 dǎ diǎn dī to put sb on an intravenous drip 披肝沥胆 披肝瀝膽 pī gān lì dǎn lit. to open one's liver and drip gall (idiom) / wholehearted loyalty syn 滴 dī a drop / to drip syn 淋 lín to sprinkle / to drip / to pour / to drench syn 淌 tǎng to drip / to trickle / to shed (tears) syn 沥 瀝 lì to drip / to strain or filter / a trickle syn 挥汗成雨 揮汗成雨 huī hàn chéng yǔ to drip with sweat / sweat poured off (him) 吊瓶族 diào píng zú "infusion clan", patients who prefer medication by drip rather than orally or by injection etc 抛洒 拋灑 pāo sǎ to drip / to flow out / to sprinkle syn 浑汗如雨 渾汗如雨 hún hàn rú yǔ to drip with sweat 滴漏 dī lòu water clock / clepsydra / to drip 滴沥 滴瀝 dī lì to drip (of rainwater) 静脉点滴 靜脈點滴 jìng mài diǎn dī an intravenous drip 静点 靜點 jìng diǎn a hospital drip 吊盐水 吊鹽水 diào yán shuǐ (dialect) to put sb on an intravenous drip 吊点滴 吊點滴 diào diǎn dī to put sb on an intravenous drip (Tw) 打吊瓶 dǎ diào píng to put sb on an intravenous drip 打吊针 打吊針 dǎ diào zhēn to put sb on an intravenous drip 挂水 掛水 guà shuǐ to put sb on an intravenous drip 吊水 diào shuǐ to draw water (from a well) / (coll.) to receive an IV drip 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 雨夹雪 雨夾雪 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 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 挡雨 擋雨 dǎng yǔ to protect from the rain 淫雨 yín yǔ excessive rain syn 雨靴 yǔ xuē rain boots / rubber boots / CL:雙|双[shuang1] 雨布 yǔ bù rain tarp 雨 yǔ rain / CL:陣|阵[zhen4],場|场[chang2] syn 喇 lā (onom.) sound of wind, rain etc 霖 lín continued rain syn 