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祈晴祷雨 — “Pray for clear weather and pray for rain”

祈晴祷雨 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to pray for sunshine or rain, depending on agricultural or societal needs; to supplicate for specific weather conditions”. Literally, “Pray for clear weather and pray for rain”.

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祈晴祷雨 Pronunciation and Pinyin

祈晴祷雨 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
祈
qí9pray for blessings
晴
qíng12clear and sunny weather
祷
dǎo11to pray or wish
雨
yǔ8water falling from clouds

Example Sentence with 祈晴祷雨

在过去,每逢久旱不雨或阴雨连绵,人们都会祈晴祷雨,希望天气能变得适宜农作。
In the past, whenever there was a prolonged drought or continuous rain, people would pray for sunshine or rain, hoping the weather would become suitable for farming.

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What does 祈晴祷雨 mean?

祈晴祷雨 (qí qíng dǎo yǔ) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to pray for sunshine or rain, depending on agricultural or societal needs; to supplicate for specific weather conditions”.

How do you pronounce 祈晴祷雨?

祈晴祷雨 is pronounced qí qíng dǎo yǔ in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 祈晴祷雨 literally mean?

Literally, 祈晴祷雨 means “Pray for clear weather and pray for rain”. It is used to mean “to pray for sunshine or rain, depending on agricultural or societal needs; to supplicate for specific weather conditions”.

What is the Chinese definition of 祈晴祷雨?

祈:向神求祷;祷:向神祈求。祈求日出或下雨

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