滂沱
Chinese edit
| rushing (water) | tearful; to branch (of river) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| simp. and trad. (滂沱) |
滂 | 沱 | |
| alternative forms | 滂沲 霶𩃱 | ||
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
滂沱
- (ideophonic, of rain) pouring; torrential; raining heavily
- c. 11th century BCE - 7th century BCE, unknown, 詩經 [Classic of Poetry]:
- 2015, “《天光》”, performed by C AllStar:
- 只是哪又算漏我，到我出醜，猶如大雨在滂沱。 [Literary Cantonese, trad.]
- zi2 si6 naa5 jau6 syun3 lau6 ngo5, dou3 ngo5 ceot1 cau2, jau4 jyu4 daai6 jyu5 zoi6 pong1 to4. [Jyutping]
- But how would they forget to count me in; when it is my turn to make a fool of myself, it is like rain pouring down heavily.
只是哪又算漏我，到我出丑，犹如大雨在滂沱。 [Literary Cantonese, simp.]
- (ideophonic, of tears) streaming down; in streams; crying profusely
- c. 11th century BCE - 7th century BCE, unknown, 詩經 [Classic of Poetry]:
- 彼澤之陂，有蒲與荷。有美一人，傷如之何。寤寐無為，涕泗滂沱。 [Pre-Classical Chinese, trad.]
- Bǐ zé zhī bēi, yǒu pú yǔ hé. Yǒu měi yī rén, shāng rú zhī hé. Wùmèi wúwéi, tìsì pāngtuó. [Pinyin]
- By the shores of that marsh,
There are rushes and lotus plants.
There is the beautiful lady; -
I am tortured for her, but what avails it?
Waking or sleeping, I do nothing;
From my eyes and nose the water streams.
彼泽之陂，有蒲与荷。有美一人，伤如之何。寤寐无为，涕泗滂沱。 [Pre-Classical Chinese, simp.]
- c. 4th century BCE - 2nd century C.E., various authors, compiled by 劉向 [Liu Xiang], 楚辭 [The Verses of Chu]:
- 還顧世俗兮，壞敗罔羅。捲佩將逝兮，涕流滂沱。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
- Huángù shìsú xī, huàibài wǎng luó. Juǎn pèi jiāng shì xī, tì liú pāngtuó. [Pinyin]
- I turned and looked back at the foolish world, lost in destruction's nets.
I twisted my girdle, preparing to depart, and my tears fell in streams.
还顾世俗兮，坏败罔罗。卷佩将逝兮，涕流滂沱。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
- c. 4th century BCE - 2nd century C.E., various authors, compiled by 劉向 [Liu Xiang], 楚辭 [The Verses of Chu]:
- Tang dynasty, Han Yu, 《石鼓歌》 [A Poem on the Stone Drums]:
- 孔子西行不到秦，掎摭星宿遺羲娥。嗟予好古生苦晚，對此涕淚雙滂沱。 [Literary Chinese, trad.]
- Kǒngzǐ xīxíng bù dào Qín, jǐzhí xīngxiù yí Xī'é. Jiē yú hàogǔ shēng kǔ wǎn, duì cǐ tìlèi shuāng pāngtuó. [Pinyin]
- Confucius journeyed in the west, but not to the Qin Kingdom,
He chose our planet and our stars but missed the sun and moon;
I who am fond of antiquity, was born too late,
And, thinking of these wonderful things, cannot hold back my tears...
孔子西行不到秦，掎摭星宿遗羲娥。嗟予好古生苦晚，对此涕泪双滂沱。 [Literary Chinese, simp.]
- 1992, “紅日”, 李克勤 [Hacken Lee] (lyrics), 立川俊之 (music), performed by 李克勤 [Hacken Lee]:
- 在某年 那幼小的我 跌倒過幾多幾多落淚在雨夜滂沱 [Literary Cantonese, trad.]
- zoi6 mau5 nin4, naa5 jau3 siu2 dik1 ngo5, dit3 dou2 gwo3 gei2 do1 gei2 do1 lok6 leoi6 zoi6 jyu5 je6 pong4 to4 [Jyutping]
- At that year, that young me had fallen many many times and cried profusely in rainy nights
在某年 那幼小的我 跌倒过几多几多落泪在雨夜滂沱 [Literary Cantonese, simp.]
- (ideophonic, literary) vast; plentiful; overflowing
- (ideophonic, literary) rich in variety; sumptuous; lavish
- (ideophonic, literary, of water) flowing far and wide