霶 (pāng) - Downpour — describes heavy rain or a sudden, & used in literary contexts to depict intense precipitation.

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pāng ｜ 21 strokes ｜ radical:

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霶 · pāng

Downpour — describes heavy rain or a sudden, torrential rainfall;

used in literary contexts to depict intense precipitation.

Downpour — describes heavy rain or a sudden,used in literary contexts to depict intense precipitation.

Usage highlights

DownpourTorrential rainHeavy rainRainfallSudden downpourRainstorm

Synonyms

  • 暴雨— torrential rain
  • 大雨— heavy rain
  • 倾盆— downpour (like pouring from a basin)

Antonyms

Usage & contexts

Examples

  • The sky suddenly darkened and a downpour began (霶霈).
  • Heavy rain fell throughout the night (霶雨).
  • The storm brought torrential rain (霶沱大雨).

Collocations

  • Downpour(霶霈)
  • Torrential rain(霶沱)
  • Heavy rain(霶雨)
  • Rainfall(霶降)
  • Sudden downpour(骤霶)
  • Rainstorm(霶风暴)

Idioms

  • Torrential downpour(霶霈大雨)
  • Rain pouring down(大雨霶沱)
  • Sudden heavy rainfall(骤雨霶霈)

Cultural background

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  • Primarily used in classical Chinese literature and poetry to describe dramatic weather events.
  • Often appears in meteorological descriptions in historical texts.
  • Represents the power of nature in traditional Chinese aesthetic expressions.

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