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雨過天晴

简雨过天晴 · 繁雨過天晴

Mandarin · pinyin yǔ guò tiān qíng

sky clears after rain
new hopes after a disastrous period (idiom)
every cloud has a silver lining (idiom)
see also 雨過天青 yǔ guò tiān qīng

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雨: yǔ · rain; rainy; Kangxi radical 173
過: guò · pass, pass through, go across
天: tiān · sky, heaven; god, celestial
晴: qíng · clear weather, fine weather
过: guò · pass, pass through, go across

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3–4–1–2 · yu3 guo4 tian1 qing2

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