excessive rain; continuous downpour
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1 sense · 4 examplesnoun
continuous and excessive rain; prolonged downpour; incessant rainfall
formalOften used in formal or literary contexts to describe continuous rainfall that may cause flooding or disasters. The variant form 霪雨 (with the rain radical) is also commonly seen.
Yín霪
yǔ雨
chéng成
zāi灾
，
nóng农
tián田
bèi被
yān淹
。
The continuous excessive rain caused disasters, flooding the farmland.
Yín淫
yǔ雨
fēi霏
fēi霏
，
lián连
yuè月
bù不
kāi开
。
The rain falls incessantly for months without clearing.
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Lián连
mián绵
de的
yín淫
yǔ雨
shǐ使
dào道
lù路
ní泥
nìng泞
bù不
kān堪
。
The continuous downpour made the roads extremely muddy.
Zhè这
zuò座
chéng城
shì市
zhèng正
zāo遭
shòu受
yín淫
yǔ雨
zhī之
hài害
。
This city is suffering from the damage caused by incessant rain.