大旱之望雲霓

Chinese

		great drought	's; him/her/it; this	hope; expect; to visit hope; expect; to visit; to gaze (into the distance); look towards; towards
trad. (大旱之望雲霓)		大旱	之	望	雲霓
simp. (大旱之望云霓)		大旱	之	望	云霓
Literally: “long for a rain cloud during a drought”.

Etymology

See 大旱望雲霓.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): dàhàn zhī wàng yúnní

  (Zhuyin): ㄉㄚˋ ㄏㄢˋ ㄓ ㄨㄤˋ ㄩㄣˊ ㄋㄧˊ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: dàhàn zhī wàng yúnní
    • Zhuyin: ㄉㄚˋ ㄏㄢˋ ㄓ ㄨㄤˋ ㄩㄣˊ ㄋㄧˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: dàhàn jhih wàng yúnní
    • Wade–Giles: ta⁴-han⁴ chih¹ wang⁴ yün²-ni²
    • Yale: dà-hàn jr̄ wàng yún-ní
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: dahhann jy wanq yunni
    • Palladius: дахань чжи ван юньни (daxanʹ čži van junʹni)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tä⁵¹⁻⁵³ xän⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ wɑŋ⁵¹ yn³⁵ ni³⁵/

Idiom

大旱之望雲霓

1. Synonym of 大旱望雲霓／大旱望云霓 (dàhàn wàng yúnní)

   如大旱之望雲霓／如大旱之望云霓  ―  rú dàhàn zhī wàng yúnní  ―  as if longing for a rain cloud during a drought