falling thick and fast; billowing (of rain, snow, mist, clouds)
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesadjective
falling thick and fast; swirling profusely
literaryA poetic/literary descriptive word, almost exclusively used in the reduplicated form 'fēifēi'. It describes a dense, continuous, and often swirling motion of light, fine particles or vapors.
Zuó昨
yè夜
yǔ雨
xuě雪
fēi霏
fēi霏
。
Last night, the rain and snow fell thick and fast.
Fēi霏
fēi霏
xì细
yǔ雨
dǎ打
shī湿
le了
huā花
bàn瓣
。
The drizzling rain wet the flower petals.
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Yún云
wù雾
fēi霏
fēi霏
，
lǒng笼
zhào罩
qún群
shān山
。
The mist and clouds swirled densely, shrouding the mountain range.
Xiāo硝
yān烟
fēi霏
fēi霏
，
zhàn战
chǎng场
shàng上
shén什
me么
yě也
kàn看
bù不
qīng清
。
Gunpowder smoke billowed thickly, making it impossible to see anything on the battlefield.