xià máo mao yǔdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
to drizzle; to rain lightly / (fig.) (coll.) to give (sb) a heads-up; to break (some bad news) gently; to scold mildly
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下毛毛雨 下毛毛雨 [xia4 mao2 mao5 yu3] /to drizzle; to rain lightly/(fig.) (coll.) to give (sb) a heads-up; to break (some bad news) gently; to scold mildly/

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下毛毛雨
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