lín

literary
common

Meaning of 霖雨

霖雨 means continuous heavy rain; prolonged rainfall lasting several days. Pronounced lín yǔ.

  • continuous heavy rain; prolonged rainfall lasting several days

Definitions & Examples

Jiǔ
hàn
féng
lín
 
xiāng
zhī
 

After a long drought, one welcomes the continuous rain; in a foreign land, one meets an old friend.

Zhè
chǎng
lín
xià
le
zhěng
zhěng
sān
tiān
 
shuǐ
dōu
zhǎng
le
lái
 

This continuous heavy rain lasted a full three days, and the river rose.

Nóng
mín
men
pàn
wàng
jiǔ
de
gān
lín
zhōng
jiàng
lín
 

The timely rain that the farmers had been longing for finally arrived.