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 音响 音響 yīn xiǎng sound / acoustics / audio / hi-fi system / stereo sound system (abbr. for 組合音響|组合音响[zu3he2 yin1xiang3]) 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 恶性 惡性 è xìng malignant / wicked / vicious (circle) / producing evil / rapid (decline) / runaway (inflation) syn 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) 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 习作 習作 xí zuò (writing, drawing, calligraphy etc) to apply oneself to producing practice pieces / a practice piece / an exercise 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 倒映 dào yìng to reflect (producing an inverted image) 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 生产国 shēng chǎn guó producing country 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 小灵通 小靈通 xiǎo líng tōng Personal Handy-phone System (PHS), mobile network system operating in China 1998-2013, branded "Little Smart" 大骂 大罵 dà mà to rain curses (on sb) / to let sb have it / to bawl sb out 管理信息系统 管理信息系統 guǎn lǐ xìn xī xì tǒng management information system / MI system 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 学分制 學分制 xué fēn zhì credit system / grading system (in schools, universities etc) 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 炼焦 煉焦 liàn jiāo coking / the process of producing coke from coal 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 黄体 黃體 huáng tǐ corpus luteum (glands in female mammals producing progesterone) 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 组合音响 組合音響 zǔ hé yīn xiǎng hi-fi system / stereo sound system / abbr. to 音響|音响[yin1 xiang3] syn 官制 guān zhì the civil service system / the bureaucratic system 致畸 緻畸 zhì jī producing abnormality / leading to malformation / teratogenic 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 甲 jiǎ first of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干[shi2 tian1 gan1] / (used for an unspecified person or thing) / first (in a list, as a party to a contract etc) / letter "A" or roman "I" in list "A, B, C", or "I, II, III" etc / armor plating / shell or carapace / (of the fingers or toes) nail / bladed leather or metal armor (old) / ranking system used in the Imperial examinations (old) / civil administration unit in the baojia 保甲[bao3 jia3] system (old) / ancient Chinese compass point: 75° syn 笠 lì bamboo rain hat syn 泷 瀧 lóng rapids / waterfall / torrential (rain) 肉豆蔻 ròu dòu kòu nutmeg (Myristica fragrans Houtt) / mace / Myristicaceae (family of plants producing aromatic or hallucinogenic oils) syn 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 红曲 紅曲 hóng qū red yeast (so called, although it's actually a mold, not a yeast), a fermentation product created by culturing rice with the mold Monascus purpureus, producing red pigments and bioactive compounds, used in food for its color, as a flavor enhancer, and for its health benefits 淫雨 yín yǔ excessive rain syn 分封制 fēn fēng zhì the feudal system / system of enfeoffment 霖 lín continued 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 