雨 (jyu5 jyu6 | yu3 yu4) : rain

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雨

jyu5 jyu6

yu3 yu4

[粵] jyu5 | [國] yu3
[n, adj] rain; rainy

[粵] jyu6 | [國] yu4
[v] fall like rain

(Classifier(s): 滴, 陣, 場)

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Stroke count: 8

Level: 1

Radical: (#173)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

雨

This word has been viewed 13951 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 26th Jun 2013 01:15

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穀雨 guk1 jyu5 gu3 yu3 = Grain Rain, 6th of the 24 solar terms 20th April-4th May

雷聲大,雨點小 leoi4 seng1 daai6 jyu5 dim2 siu2 lei2 sheng1 da4 yu3 dian3 xiao3 = all talk, but no action

雨水 jyu5 seoi2 yu3 shui3 = rainwater; Rain Water, 2nd of the 24 solar terms 19th February-5th March

落雨 lok6 jyu5 luo4 yu3 = to rain; raining 粵

落大雨 lok6 daai6 jyu5 = to rain heavily

下雨 haa6 jyu5 xia4 yu3 = to rain; raining 國

風雨 fung1 jyu5 = the elements

雨傘 jyu5 saan3 yu3 san3 = umbrella 國

雨帽 jyu5 mou6*2 yu3 mao4 = a rain cap, a rain hat, a rain hood

雨刷水 jyu5 caat3 seoi2 yu3 shua1 shui3 = windshield wiper fluid 國
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對不起，由於下雨，所以我遲到了。國
I'm sorry, I was late because of the rain.

天氣預告話聽日有驟雨。粵
The weather forecast says it will shower tomorrow.

咁遠我唔去囉, 何況而家落緊雨粵
I won't go that far away; moreover, it's raining now.

呢幾百文真係及時雨囉粵
This few hundred dollars is really great help at the right time.

當日天陰陰，落雨絲濕噉，一出門口我都經已有不祥嘅預感粵
That day the weather was overcast and about to rain. I had a very bad feeling as I stepped out my house.

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