淫雨

yínyǔ

noun

Meanings

1 excessive rain
2 prolonged downpour
3 rain that won't stop

Characters

excessive, immoderate

Examples

淫雨连绵，庄稼受灾严重。

Yínyǔ liánmián, zhuāngjia shòuzāi yánzhòng.

Endless rain has caused serious damage to the crops.

南方近日淫雨不断。

Nánfāng jìnrì yínyǔ bùduàn.

The south has had unceasing rain in recent days.

Tips

usage

Here 淫 means 'excessive, immoderate' rather than its more familiar 'lewd' sense — the same usage as in 淫威 (overweening power). 淫雨霏霏 from 范仲淹's《岳阳楼记》is the classic image.

Stroke Order

淫 yín

雨 yǔ