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一雨成秋

Mandarin · pinyin yī yǔ chéng qiū

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

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一: yī · one; a, an; alone
雨: yǔ · rain; rainy; Kangxi radical 173
成: chéng · completed, finished, fixed
秋: qiū · autumn, fall; year

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1–3–2–1 · yi1 yu3 cheng2 qiu1

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jat1 jyu5 sing4 cau1

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