timely rain after drought; welcome rain
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
timely rain after a long drought; welcome rain
literaryA literary term often used in classical and modern literature to describe rain that comes after a prolonged drought, carrying connotations of relief and salvation.
Jiǔ久
hàn旱
féng逢
gān甘
lín霖
，
tā他
xiāng乡
yù遇
gù故
zhī知
。
Meeting timely rain after a long drought, and meeting an old friend in a foreign land.
Zhè这
chǎng场
gān甘
lín霖
jiù救
huó活
le了
dì地
lǐ里
de的
zhuāng庄
jia稼
。
This welcome rain saved the crops in the field.
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Nóng农
mín民
men们
qī期
pàn盼
zhe着
gān甘
lín霖
de的
dào到
lái来
。
The farmers are longing for the arrival of the timely rain.