rain curtain; sheet of rain
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
rain curtain; sheet of heavy rain that obscures visibility like a curtain
literaryA descriptive, literary term evoking the image of rain falling so thickly it resembles a hanging curtain blocking the view.
Yuǎn远
chù处
shān山
luán峦
yǐn隐
mò没
zài在
huī灰
méng蒙
méng蒙
de的
yǔ雨
mù幕
zhōng中
。
The distant mountains were hidden in the gray, hazy rain curtain.
Tā他
chēng撑
kāi开
sǎn伞
，
dú独
zì自
zǒu走
jìn进
máng茫
máng茫
yǔ雨
mù幕
。
He opened his umbrella and walked alone into the vast curtain of rain.
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Yī一
dào道
yǔ雨
mù幕
héng横
kuà跨
shān山
gǔ谷
，
jǐng景
sè色
rú如
mèng梦
rú如
huàn幻
。
A curtain of rain stretched across the valley, making the scenery seem dreamlike and illusory.