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瓢泼而下

瓢潑而下
piáopō'érxià
phrase

Meanings

  1. 1 (of rain) to pour down in torrents
  2. 2 to fall heavily (like water poured from a ladle)

Examples

突然乌云密布，大雨瓢泼而下。
Tūrán wūyún mìbù, dàyǔ piáopō'érxià.
Suddenly dark clouds gathered and the rain poured down in torrents.
我们刚到山顶，雨就瓢泼而下了。
Wǒmen gāng dào shāndǐng, yǔ jiù piáopō'érxià le.
We had just reached the peak when the rain came down in buckets.

Tips

memory
Picture someone tipping a 瓢 (gourd ladle) of water down on you. 瓢泼大雨 (piáopō dàyǔ) is a closely related fixed phrase meaning the same thing.

Stroke Order

瓢 piáo
泼 pō
而 ér
下 xià