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倾盆大雨

qīng pén dà yǔdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
(idiom) a downpour / rain bucketing down
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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.

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Original source entry:

傾盆大雨 倾盆大雨 [qing1 pen2 da4 yu3] /(idiom) a downpour; rain bucketing down/

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Other forms in these source records: 傾盆大雨

  • 倾
    qīng

    to overturn / to collapse / to lean / to tend / to incline / to pour out

  • 盆
    pén

    basin / flower pot / unit of volume equal to 12 斗[dǒu] and 8 升[shēng], approx 128 liters / CL:個|个[gè]

  • 大
    dà

    big / large / great / older (than another person) / eldest (as in 大姐[dà jiě]) / greatly / freely / fully / (dialect) father / (dialect) uncle (father's brother)

    dài

    see 大夫[dài fu]

  • 雨
    yù

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

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.