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1 lit. one object bests another object
2 every item has a weakness (idiom)
3 there is a rock to every scissor, a scissor to every paper, and a paper to every rock

一雨成秋

yī yǔ chéng qiū

1 a sudden shower towards the end of summer brings an abrupt arrival of autumn (idiom)

干打雷，不下雨

gān dǎ léi , bù xià yǔ

1 all thunder but no rain (idiom)
2 a lot of noise but no action

呼风唤雨

hū fēng huàn yǔ

1 to call the wind and summon the rain (idiom); to exercise magical powers
2 fig. to stir up troubles

唤雨呼风

huàn yǔ hū fēng

1 to call the wind and summon the rain (idiom)
2 to exercise magical powers
3 fig. to stir up troubles
4 also 呼風喚雨|呼风唤雨[hū fēng huàn yǔ]

Sample Sentences

强降雨导致意大利不少地区面临洪灾风险。

qiángjiàngyǔ dǎozhì Yìdàlì bùshǎo dìqū miànlín hóngzāi fēngxiǎn 。

Heavy rains have caused many parts of Italy to face risk of flooding.

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当地时间八月十七日印度加尔各答，当地迎来降雨天气，街道被积水淹没。

dāngdì shíjiān Bāyuè shíqī rì Yìndù Jiāěrgèdá ，dāngdì yínglái jiàngyǔ tiānqì ，jiēdào bèi jīshuǐ yānmò 。

On August 17, local time in Calcutta, India, rainy weather caused the streets to be flooded with water.

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北方降雨少，干旱。所以我想“春雨贵如油”之类的谚语应该是北方人总结出来的。不过人们常说：女人是水做的，南方湿润的气候对女性的皮肤倒是比较好。

běifāng jiàngyǔ shǎo ，gānhàn 。suǒyǐ wǒ xiǎng “chūnyǔ guì rú yóu ”zhīlèi de yànyǔ yīnggāi shì běifāngrén zǒngjié chūlái de 。bùguò rénmen cháng shuō ：nǚrén shì shuǐ zuò de ，nánfāng shīrùn de qìhòu duì nǚxìng de pífū dàoshì bǐjiào hǎo 。

In the north there's little rainfall, so it's dry. That's why I think "spring rain is as precious as oil" and similar sayings probably came out of the north. But people often say that women are made of water, and the moist climate of the south is better for a woman's skin.

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明天的降雨概率是百分之八十。

míngtiān de jiàngyǔ gàilǜ shì bǎifēnzhī bāshí 。

The chance of rain tomorrow is 80%.

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今天早上甘肃省舟曲县突发特大泥石流自然灾害，现在降雨已经停止，搜救和援助工作正在进行中。

jīntiān zǎoshang Gānsù shěng Zhōuqū xiàn tūfā tè dà níshíliú zìrán zāihài ，xiànzài jiàngyǔ yǐjīng tíngzhǐ ，sōujiù hé yuánzhù gōngzuò zhèngzài jìnxíng zhōng 。

This morning in Zhouqu county of Gansu province a natural disaster occurred in the form of a sudden and exceptionally large mudslide. Currently the rain has stopped and search and rescue, as well as aid efforts, are in progress.

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