下雨

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Chinese

to move something to a lower place rain
trad. (下雨)
simp. #(下雨)

Pronunciation



Rime
Character
Reading # 2/2 1/2
Initial () (33) (35)
Final () (98) (24)
Tone (調) Departing (H) Rising (X)
Openness (開合) Open Closed
Division () II III
Fanqie
Baxter haeH hjuX
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang
/ɦˠaH/ /ɦɨoX/
Pan
Wuyun
/ɦᵚaH/ /ɦioX/
Shao
Rongfen
/ɣaH/ /ɣioX/
Edwin
Pulleyblank
/ɦaɨH/ /ɦuə̆X/
Li
Rong
/ɣaH/ /ɣioX/
Wang
Li
/ɣaH/ /ɣĭuX/
Bernard
Karlgren
/ɣaH/ /i̯uX/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex
xià
Expected
Cantonese
Reflex
haa6 jyu5

Verb

下⫽雨 (verb-object)

  1. (impersonal) to rain
    下雨下雨  ―  Yào xiàyǔ le ma?  ―  Is it going to rain?
    今天下雨不可 [MSC, trad. and simp.]
    Jīntiān fēi xiàyǔ bùkě.
    It will certainly rain today.
    為什麼下雨路上很多蚯蚓 [MSC, trad.]
    为什么下雨路上很多蚯蚓 [MSC, simp.]
    Wèishénme xiàyǔtiān lùshàng yǒu hěnduō qiūyǐn ne?
    Why are there so many earthworms on the road when it rains?

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