枯苗望雨 — “To eagerly anticipate something with great longing and expectation”
枯苗望雨 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to eagerly anticipate something with great longing and expectation”. Like parched seedlings craving rain. Literally, “withered seedlings long for rain”.
枯苗望雨 Pronunciation and Pinyin
枯苗望雨 Character Breakdown
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More idioms starting with 枯
- kū枯tǐ体huī灰xīn心utterly dejected and disheartened
- kū枯xíng形huī灰xīn心utterly dejected and disheartened
- kū枯mù木zài再shēng生to revive like a withered tree
- kū枯mù木fā发róng荣withered tree regains vitality
- kū枯mù木xiǔ朽zhū株useless old person or decaying force
- kū枯mù木sǐ死huī灰utterly apathetic or despondent
- kū枯mù木shēng生huā花revive from a hopeless state
- kū枯mù木féng逢chūn春to revive after decline
- kū枯běn本jié竭yuán源damage the foundation or basis
- kū枯xiǔ朽zhī之yú余one's remaining withered and decayed years
- kū枯yáng杨zhī之tí稊old man marries young wife
- kū枯yáng杨shēng生huá华old woman's brief good fortune
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What does 枯苗望雨 mean?
枯苗望雨 (kū miáo wàng yǔ) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to eagerly anticipate something with great longing and expectation”.
How do you pronounce 枯苗望雨?
枯苗望雨 is pronounced kū miáo wàng yǔ in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 枯苗望雨 literally mean?
Literally, 枯苗望雨 means “withered seedlings long for rain”. It is used to mean “to eagerly anticipate something with great longing and expectation”.
What is the Chinese definition of 枯苗望雨?
形容殷切盼望。