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滂沱大雨 — “It's raining cats and dogs”

滂沱大雨 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “it's raining cats and dogs”. Torrential rain; pouring rain. Literally, “torrential great rain”.

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滂沱大雨 Pronunciation and Pinyin

滂沱大雨 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
滂
pāng13water gushing or flowing abundantly
沱
tuó8river bend for boats
大
dà3large, big, great
雨
yǔ8water falling from clouds

Example Sentence with 滂沱大雨

窗外滂沱大雨下个不停,大家都只好待在家里。
Outside, the torrential rain kept falling, so everyone had to stay indoors.

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Synonyms of 滂沱大雨

  • qīng倾pén盆dà大yǔ雨torrential downpour

Antonyms of 滂沱大雨

  • niú牛máo毛xì细yǔ雨a fine drizzle

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What does 滂沱大雨 mean?

滂沱大雨 (pāng tuó dà yǔ) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “it's raining cats and dogs”.

How do you pronounce 滂沱大雨?

滂沱大雨 is pronounced pāng tuó dà yǔ in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 滂沱大雨 literally mean?

Literally, 滂沱大雨 means “torrential great rain”. It is used to mean “it's raining cats and dogs”.

What is the Chinese definition of 滂沱大雨?

滂沱:大雨的样子。形容雨下得很大。

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