yín

霪

Character · Adjective

excessive continuous rain

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Meanings

1 sense · 2 examples
1.

adjective

excessive and continuous (of rain)

literary

Used almost exclusively in the compound 霪雨 (also written 淫雨), referring to prolonged, excessive rainfall. This character is a variant form of 淫 in this specific sense.

Yín霪
yǔ雨
fēi霏
fēi霏
 ，
lián连
yuè月
bù不
kāi开
 。

The continuous heavy rain falls thick and fast, unceasing for months.

Cǐ此
dì地
cháng常
nián年
yín霪
yǔ雨
bù不
jué绝
 ，
tǔ土
rǎng壤
hán含
shuǐ水
liàng量
jí极
gāo高
 。

This place has incessant excessive rainfall throughout the year, and the soil moisture content is extremely high.