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矢如雨集 — “Arrows gather like rain”

矢如雨集 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “describes a situation where arrows are shot in such great numbers that they fall thickly and continuously like rain, indicating a fierce and overwhelming volley, often in battle”. Literally, “Arrows gather like rain”.

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矢如雨集 Pronunciation and Pinyin

矢如雨集 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
矢
shǐ5arrow, to vow
如
rú6like, as, if
雨
yǔ8water falling from clouds
集
jí12gather, collect, set, episode

Example Sentence with 矢如雨集

战场上,敌军弓箭手万箭齐发,一时之间矢如雨集,守军士兵们只能拼命躲闪。
On the battlefield, the enemy archers launched a volley of countless arrows; for a moment, arrows rained down like a concentrated shower, and the defending soldiers could only desperately dodge.

Idioms Related to 矢如雨集

Synonyms of 矢如雨集

  • shǐ矢xià下rú如yǔ雨arrows falling like rain
  • shǐ矢rú如yǔ雨xià下arrows falling like rain

More idioms starting with 矢

  • shǐ矢bù不xū虚fā发Every arrow hits its target
  • shǐ矢lì力tóng同xīn心unite in a common cause
  • shǐ矢kǒu口fǒu否rèn认flatly deny
  • shǐ矢kǒu口dǐ抵lài赖flatly deny everything
  • shǐ矢kǒu口jiǎo狡lài赖adamantly deny wrongdoing
  • shǐ矢kǒu口chāng猖yán言bluster out insolent remarks
  • shǐ矢zài在xián弦shàng上arrow on the bowstring, must act
  • shǐ矢zài在xián弦shàng上,,bù不dé得bù不fā发compelled to act once started
  • shǐ矢jìn尽bīng兵qióng穷exhausted all resources
  • shǐ矢xīn心bù不èr二unwavering loyalty and steadfast commitment

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What does 矢如雨集 mean?

矢如雨集 (shǐ rú yǔ jí) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “describes a situation where arrows are shot in such great numbers that they fall thickly and continuously like rain, indicating a fierce and overwhelming volley, often in battle”.

How do you pronounce 矢如雨集?

矢如雨集 is pronounced shǐ rú yǔ jí in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 矢如雨集 literally mean?

Literally, 矢如雨集 means “Arrows gather like rain”. It is used to mean “describes a situation where arrows are shot in such great numbers that they fall thickly and continuously like rain, indicating a fierce and overwhelming volley, often in battle”.

What is the Chinese definition of 矢如雨集?

矢:箭;集:汇集。箭像雨一样射下

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