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滂沱大雨

Mandarin · pinyin pāng tuó dà yǔ

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

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