黄梅时节家家雨

黃梅時節家家雨

huángméi shíjié jiājiā yǔ

quotation

Meanings

1 during plum-rain season, every house sees rain
2 sets a scene of endless drizzle and waiting; a poetic opener about the Jiangnan monsoon

Characters

Examples

HSK 6

江南六月，正是"黄梅时节家家雨"的光景。

Jiāngnán liùyuè, zhèngshì " huángméishíjiéjiājiāyǔ " de guāngjǐng.

June in Jiangnan - exactly the 'plum-rain season, rain at every house' scene.

HSK 7-9

连着下了十天雨，她感叹道：黄梅时节家家雨啊。

Liánzhe xià le shí tiān yǔ, tā gǎntàn dào: huángméishíjiéjiājiāyǔ a.

After ten days of rain, she sighed: truly 'plum-rain season, rain at every house.'

Tips

history

From 约客 by 赵师秀 (Southern Song): 黄梅时节家家雨，青草池塘处处蛙. A poet waits in vain for a visitor. Rain everywhere, frogs everywhere, no friend.

culture

黄梅 ('yellow plum') is the name for the early-summer rainy season (梅雨) when plums ripen in the Yangtze delta. Still used today in weather forecasts.

Stroke Order

黄 huáng

梅 méi

时 shí

节 jié

家 jiā

雨 yǔ