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Chinese
Etymology
From rebracketing of Du Fu's famous prose:
常時車馬之客，舊，雨來；今，雨不來。
常时车马之客，旧，雨来；今，雨不来。 - From: c. 751, 杜甫,《秋述》
- Chángshí chēmǎ zhī kè, jiù, yǔ lái; jīn, yǔ bùlái.
- The guests who normally ride in carriages used to come to visit me on rainy days, but now when it rains, they don't come anymore.
Pronunciation
Noun
舊雨
- (literary, figurative) friend(s) of old days
近日從鄉人處分得醃莧菜梗來喫，對於莧菜彷彿有一種舊雨之感。
近日从乡人处分得腌苋菜梗来吃，对于苋菜仿佛有一种旧雨之感。 - From: 1931 October 26, 周作人 (Zhou Zuoren),《莧菜梗》
- Jìnrì cóng xiāngrén chù fēn dé yān xiàncàigěng lái chī, duìyú xiàncài fǎngfú yǒu yīzhǒng jiùyǔ zhī gǎn.
- Recently, I got pickled amaranth stems from my country folk to eat. When it comes to amaranth, I feel as if I come across an old friend.
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