倾盆 (傾盆)
qīng pén
Pinyin

Definition

倾盆 (傾盆)
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qīng pén
  1. a downpour
  2. rain bucketing down

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

pén
  1. 1 basin
  2. 2 flower pot
  3. 3 unit of volume equal to 12 斗[dǒu] and 8 升[shēng], approx 128 liters
  4. 4 classifier: 个 gè
pén yǒu
  1. 1 (Internet slang) friend (pun on 朋友[péng yǒu])
jù bǎo pén
  1. 1 treasure bowl (mythology)
  2. 2 fig. source of wealth
  3. 3 cornucopia
  4. 4 gold mine
qīng pén
  1. 1 a downpour
  2. 2 rain bucketing down
yù pén
  1. 1 bathtub

Idioms (3)

血盆大口
xuè pén dà kǒu
  1. 1 bloody mouth wide open like a sacrificial bowl (idiom); ferocious mouth of beast of prey
  2. 2 fig. greedy exploiter
  3. 3 rapacious aggressor
金盆洗手
jīn pén xǐ shǒu
  1. 1 lit. to wash one's hands in a gold basin (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to abandon the life of an outlaw
鼓盆之戚
gǔ pén zhī qī
  1. 1 drumming on a bowl in grief (idiom, refers to Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子 grieving for his lost wife)
  2. 2 fig. grief for a lost wife