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qīng 倾 pén 盆 dà 大 yǔ 雨

倾盆大雨 qīng pén dà yǔ

a downpour; raining cats and dogs

Literally: tip basin big rain

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Origin

Descriptive; no single source story. From the image in Su Shi's poem 白雨倾盆 (white rain poured as from a basin).

How to use it

Noun phrase, object of 下; neutral. Often 下起了倾盆大雨.

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  1. 我们刚到家，外面就下起了倾盆大雨。
    Wǒmen gāng dào jiā, wàimiàn jiù xià qǐ le qīng pén dà yǔ.
    We'd just got home when it started pouring outside.
    we just arrive home, outside then fall begin (particle) tip basin big rain
  2. 倾盆大雨下了一个晚上，路上都是水。
    Qīng pén dà yǔ xià le yī gè wǎnshang, lù shàng dōu shì shuǐ.
    It poured all night and the roads were covered in water.
    tip basin big rain fall (particle) one (measure) evening, road on all is water

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