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雨层云

yǔ céng yúndictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
nimbostratus / stratus rain cloud
Sources & editorial notes

Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-ce17fbd8b2817732. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

雨層雲 雨层云 [yu3 ceng2 yun2] /nimbostratus/stratus rain cloud/

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Other forms in these source records: 雨層雲

  • 雨
    yù

    (literary) to rain / (of rain, snow etc) to fall / to precipitate / to wet

  • 层
    céng

    to pile on top of one another / layer; stratum / floor (of a building); story / (math.) sheaf / classifier for layers

  • 云
    yún

    (classical) to say / cloud / CL:朵[duǒ]

    Yún

    surname Yun / short name for Yunnan 雲南|云南[Yún nán]

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.