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滂沱大雨

Mandarin · pinyin pāng tuó dà yǔ

Meanings

  1. torrents of rain (idiom)
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滂
pāng · torrential; voluminous
沱
tuó · rivers, streams, waterways; flow
大
dà · big, great, vast, large, high
雨
yǔ · rain; rainy; Kangxi radical 173
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1–2–4–3 · pang1 tuo2 da4 yu3

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pong1 to4 daai6 jyu5

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phrase

  1. (idiomatic) to rain very heavily; to rain cats and dogs

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