下雨

Chinese

to move something to a lower place rain
trad. (下雨) 下 雨
simp. #(下雨) 下 雨

Pronunciation



Rime
Character 下 雨
Reading # 2/2 1/2
Initial (聲) 匣 (33) 云 (35)
Final (韻) 麻 (98) 虞 (24)
Tone (調) Departing (H) Rising (X)
Openness (開合) Open Closed
Division (等) II III
Fanqie 胡駕切 王矩切
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang
/ɦˠaH/ /ɦɨoX/
Pan
Wuyun
/ɦᵚaH/ /ɦioX/
Shao
Rongfen
/ɣaH/ /ɣioX/
Edwin
Pulleyblank
/ɦaɨH/ /ɦuə̆X/
Li
Rong
/ɣaH/ /ɣioX/
Wang
Li
/ɣaH/ /ɣĭuX/
Bernard
Karlgren
/ɣaH/ /i̯uX/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex
xià yǔ
Expected
Cantonese
Reflex
haa6 jyu5

Verb

下⫽雨 (verb-object)

  1. (impersonal) to rain
    要下雨了嗎?/要下雨了吗?  ―  Yào xiàyǔ le ma?  ―  Is it going to rain?
    為什麼下雨天路上有很多蚯蚓呢? [MSC, trad.]
    为什么下雨天路上有很多蚯蚓呢? [MSC, simp.]
    Wèishénme xiàyǔtiān lùshàng yǒu hěnduō qiūyǐn ne? [Pinyin]
    Why are there so many earthworms on the road when it rains?

Synonyms

  • 作雨 (zuòyǔ) (literary)
  • 其雨 (qíyǔ) (literary)
  • 落雨 (luòyǔ) (literary or dialectal)
  • 行雨 (xíngyǔ) (literary)

Derived terms

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