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下毛毛雨

Mandarin · pinyin xià máo mao yǔ

to drizzle; to rain lightly
(fig.) (coll.) to give (sb) a heads-up; to break (some bad news) gently; to scold mildly

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下: xià · under, underneath, below; down; inferior; bring down
毛: máo · hair, fur, feathers; coarse
雨: yǔ · rain; rainy; Kangxi radical 173

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4–2–5–3 · xia4 mao2 mao5 yu3

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