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Definitions

  1. 1. (literary) to rain
  2. 2. (of rain, snow etc) to fall
  3. 3. to precipitate
  4. 4. to wet

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Words Containing 雨

下雨
xià yǔ

to rain

呼风唤雨
hū fēng huàn yǔ

to call the wind and summon the rain (idiom); to exercise magical powers

暴雨
bào yǔ

torrential rain

暴风雨
bào fēng yǔ

rainstorm

暴风骤雨
bào fēng zhòu yǔ

violent wind and rainstorm

雨水
yǔ shuǐ

Yushui or Rain Water, 2nd of the 24 solar terms 二十四節氣|二十四节气 19th February-5th March

雨衣
yǔ yī

raincoat

风雨
fēng yǔ

wind and rain

风风雨雨
fēng fēng yǔ yǔ

trials and tribulations

一雨成秋
yī yǔ chéng qiū

a sudden shower towards the end of summer brings an abrupt arrival of autumn (idiom)

下毛毛雨
xià máo mao yǔ

to drizzle; to rain lightly

干打雷,不下雨
gān dǎ léi , bù xià yǔ

all thunder but no rain (idiom)

倾盆大雨
qīng pén dà yǔ

a downpour; rain bucketing down

冒雨
mào yǔ

to brave the rain

冻雨
dòng yǔ

sleet

原始热带雨林
yuán shǐ rè dài yǔ lín

virgin tropical rainforest

及时雨
jí shí yǔ

timely rain

唤雨呼风
huàn yǔ hū fēng

to call the wind and summon the rain (idiom)

喜雨
xǐ yǔ

welcome fall of rain

大雨
dà yǔ

heavy rain

大雨如注
dà yǔ rú zhù

pouring with rain

天要落雨,娘要嫁人
tiān yào luò yǔ , niáng yào jià rén

the rain will fall, the womenfolk will marry (idiom)

天雨路滑
tiān yù lù huá

roads are slippery due to rain (idiom)

天雨顺延
tiān yǔ shùn yán

weather permitting (idiom)

太阳雨
tài yáng yǔ

sunshower

季雨林
jì yǔ lín

monsoon forest

小白腰雨燕
xiǎo bái yāo yǔ yàn

(bird species of China) house swift (Apus nipalensis)

小雨
xiǎo yǔ

light rain

屋漏偏逢连夜雨
wū lòu piān féng lián yè yǔ

when it rains, it pours (idiom)

屋漏更遭连夜雨
wū lòu gèng zāo lián yè yǔ

when it rains, it pours (idiom)

巴山夜雨
bā shān yè yǔ

rain on Mt Ba (idiom); lonely in a strange land

弹雨
dàn yǔ

hail of bullets

招风惹雨
zhāo fēng rě yǔ

see 招風惹草|招风惹草[zhāo fēng rě cǎo]

挥汗如雨
huī hàn rú yǔ

to drip with sweat

挥汗成雨
huī hàn chéng yǔ

to drip with sweat

挡雨
dǎng yǔ

to protect from the rain

日晒雨淋
rì shài yǔ lín

lit. exposed to sun and rain (idiom)

春雨
chūn yǔ

spring rain

春风化雨
chūn fēng huà yǔ

lit. spring wind and rain (idiom); fig. the long-term influence of a solid education

晴雨
qíng yǔ

rain or shine

晴雨表
qíng yǔ biǎo

(lit. and fig.) barometer

暗背雨燕
àn bèi yǔ yàn

(bird species of China) dark-rumped swift (Apus acuticauda)

朝雨
zhāo yǔ

morning rain

未雨绸缪
wèi yǔ chóu móu

lit. before it rains, bind around with silk (idiom, from Book of Songs 詩經|诗经); fig. to plan ahead

梅雨
méi yǔ

Asian rainy season

梨花带雨
lí huā dài yǔ

lit. like raindrops on a pear blossom (idiom)

棕雨燕
zōng yǔ yàn

(bird species of China) Asian palm swift (Cypsiurus balasiensis)

枪林箭雨
qiāng lín jiàn yǔ

forest of spear, rain of arrows

栉风沐雨
zhì fēng mù yǔ

lit. to comb one's hair in the wind and wash it in the rain (idiom)

毛毛雨
máo mao yǔ

drizzle; light rain

汗如雨下
hàn rú yǔ xià

sweating like rain (idiom); to perspire profusely

沐雨栉风
mù yǔ zhì fēng

to work unceasingly regardless of the weather (idiom)

流星雨
liú xīng yǔ

meteor shower

淋雨
lín yǔ

to get wet in the rain

凄风苦雨
qī fēng kǔ yǔ

lit. bleak wind and icy rain (idiom)

泪如雨下
lèi rú yǔ xià

tears falling like rain (idiom)

淫雨
yín yǔ

excessive rain

浑汗如雨
hún hàn rú yǔ

to drip with sweat

滂沱大雨
pāng tuó dà yǔ

torrents of rain (idiom)

满城风雨
mǎn chéng fēng yǔ

lit. wind and rain sweeping through the town (idiom)

潇潇细雨
xiāo xiāo xì yǔ

(idiom) soft, misty rain

灰喉针尾雨燕
huī hóu zhēn wěi yǔ yàn

(bird species of China) silver-backed needletail (Hirundapus cochinchinensis)

烟雨
yān yǔ

misty rain

热带雨林
rè dài yǔ lín

tropical rain forest

狂风暴雨
kuáng fēng bào yǔ

howling wind and torrential rain (idiom)

狂风骤雨
kuáng fēng zhòu yǔ

strong wind and heavy rain (idiom)

猎户座流星雨
liè hù zuò liú xīng yǔ

Orionids

瓢泼大雨
piáo pō dà yǔ

downpour (idiom)

白喉针尾雨燕
bái hóu zhēn wěi yǔ yàn
蒙松雨
mēng sōng yǔ

drizzle

破屋又遭连夜雨
pò wū yòu zāo lián yè yǔ

see 屋漏偏逢連夜雨|屋漏偏逢连夜雨[wū lòu piān féng lián yè yǔ]

秋雨
qiū yǔ

autumn rain

谷雨
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

积雨云
jī yǔ yún

cumulonimbus (cloud)

细雨
xì yǔ

fine rain

丝丝小雨
sī sī xiǎo yǔ

fine drizzle

丝雨
sī yǔ

drizzle

经历风雨
jīng lì fēng yǔ

to go through thick and thin (idiom)

维克多·雨果
wéi kè duō · yǔ guǒ

Victor Hugo (1802-1885), French writer

翻手为云覆手变雨
fān shǒu wéi yún fù shǒu biàn yǔ

lit. turning his hand palm up he gathers the clouds, turning his hand palm down he turns them to rain

翻云覆雨
fān yún fù yǔ

to produce clouds with one turn of the hand and rain with another (idiom); fig. to shift one's ground

听见风就是雨
tīng jiàn fēng jiù shì yǔ

lit. on hearing wind, to say rain

听风就是雨
tīng fēng jiù shì yǔ

lit. to believe in the rain on hearing the wind (idiom)

腥风血雨
xīng fēng xuè yǔ

lit. foul wind and bloody rain (idiom)

血雨
xuè yǔ

rain of blood

要风得风,要雨得雨
yào fēng dé fēng , yào yǔ dé yǔ

to get whatever one wants

见风是雨
jiàn fēng shì yǔ

lit. see the wind and assume it will rain (idiom); fig. gullible

谋臣如雨
móu chén rú yǔ

strategic experts as thick as rain (idiom); no shortage of advisers on strategy

豪雨
háo yǔ

violent rain (e.g. due to monsoon or typhoon)

赤道雨林
chì dào yǔ lín

equatorial rain forest

躲雨
duǒ yǔ

to take shelter from the rain

遮风避雨
zhē fēng bì yǔ

to give shelter from the wind and rain

酸雨
suān yǔ

acid rain

阻雨
zǔ yǔ

immobilized by rain

降雨
jiàng yǔ

precipitation

降雨量
jiàng yǔ liàng

precipitation

阵雨
zhèn yǔ

shower (rain)

阴雨
yīn yǔ

overcast and rainy

雨人
yǔ rén

Rain Man

雨伞
yǔ sǎn

umbrella

雨具
yǔ jù

rainwear

雨凇
yǔ sōng

frost

雨刮
yǔ guā

windshield wiper

雨刷
yǔ shuā

windshield wiper

雨城
yǔ chéng

Yucheng district of Ya'an city 雅安市[yǎ ān shì], Sichuan

雨城区
yǔ chéng qū

Yucheng district of Ya'an city 雅安市[yǎ ān shì], Sichuan

雨天
yǔ tiān

rainy day

雨夹雪
yǔ jiā xuě

sleet

雨女无瓜
yǔ nǚ wú guā

(neologism) (slang) it's none of your business (imitation of an accented pronunciation of 與你無關|与你无关[yǔ nǐ wú guān])

雨季
yǔ jì

rainy season

雨层云
yǔ céng yún

nimbostratus

雨山
yǔ shān

Yushan district of Ma'anshan city 馬鞍山市|马鞍山市[mǎ ān shān shì], Anhui

雨山区
yǔ shān qū

Yushan district of Ma'anshan city 馬鞍山市|马鞍山市[mǎ ān shān shì], Anhui

雨布
yǔ bù

rain tarp

雨幕
yǔ mù

curtain of rain

雨后春笋
yǔ hòu chūn sǔn

lit. after rain, the spring bamboo (idiom); fig. rapid new growth

雨披
yǔ pī

rain poncho; rain cape

雨搭
yǔ dā

awning

雨林
yǔ lín

rainforest

雨果
yǔ guǒ

Hugo (name)

雨棚
yǔ péng

awning

雨湖
yǔ hú

Yuhu district of Xiangtan city 湘潭市[xiāng tán shì], Hunan

雨湖区
yǔ hú qū

Yuhu district of Xiangtan city 湘潭市[xiāng tán shì], Hunan

雨滴
yǔ dī

raindrop

雨漏
yǔ lòu

gargoyle (architecture)

雨泽下注
yǔ zé xià zhù

rainfall

雨燕
yǔ yàn

swift

雨丝
yǔ sī

drizzle

雨花
yǔ huā

Yuhua district of Changsha city 長沙市|长沙市[cháng shā shì], Hunan

雨花区
yǔ huā qū

Yuhua district of Changsha city 長沙市|长沙市[cháng shā shì], Hunan

雨花台
yǔ huā tái

Yuhuatai district of Nanjing City 南京市 in Jiangsu 江蘇|江苏

雨花台区
yǔ huā tái qū

Yuhuatai district of Nanjing City 南京市 in Jiangsu 江蘇|江苏

雨蛙
yǔ wā

rain frog

雨蚀
yǔ shí

rain erosion

雨过天晴
yǔ guò tiān qíng

sky clears after rain

雨过天青
yǔ guò tiān qīng

sky clears after rain

雨量
yǔ liàng

rainfall

雨露
yǔ lù

rain and dew

雨靴
yǔ xuē

rain boots

雨点
yǔ diǎn

raindrop

云雨
yún yǔ

lit. cloud and rain

雷大雨小
léi dà yǔ xiǎo

lit. much thunder but little rain; fig. a lot of talk but little action

雷声大,雨点小
léi shēng dà , yǔ diǎn xiǎo

lit. loud thunder, but only tiny drops of rain (idiom)

雷阵雨
léi zhèn yǔ

thundershower

雷雨
léi yǔ

thunderstorm

霉雨
méi yǔ

Asian rainy season

风吹雨打
fēng chuī yǔ dǎ

lit. windswept and battered by rain

风调雨顺
fēng tiáo yǔ shùn

favorable weather (idiom); good weather for crops

风雨同舟
fēng yǔ tóng zhōu

lit. in the same boat under wind and rain (idiom); fig. to stick together in hard times

风雨如晦
fēng yǔ rú huì

lit. wind and rain darken the sky (idiom); fig. the situation looks grim

风雨晦冥
fēng yǔ huì míng

conditions of extreme adversity (idiom)

风雨欲来
fēng yǔ yù lái

lit. storm clouds approach

风雨凄凄
fēng yǔ qī qī

wretched wind and rain

风雨漂摇
fēng yǔ piāo yáo

tossed about by the wind and rain (idiom)

风雨无阻
fēng yǔ wú zǔ

regardless of weather conditions

风雨飘摇
fēng yǔ piāo yáo

tossed about by the wind and rain (idiom)

骤雨
zhòu yǔ

shower