晴雨表 (qíng yǔ biǎo) — barometer (for measuring atmospheric pressure); barometer (figurative indicator of trends or changes)

Definition

Examples

• 气象学家用晴雨表来预测天气。
  Qì xiàng xué jiā yòng qíng yǔ biǎo lái yù cè tiān qì.
  Meteorologists use a barometer to predict the weather.
• 股市是经济变化的晴雨表。
  Gǔ shì shì jīng jì biàn huà de qíng yǔ biǎo.
  The stock market is a barometer of economic changes.
• 民调是公众情绪的可靠晴雨表。
  Mín diào shì gōng zhòng qíng xù de kě kào qíng yǔ biǎo.
  Polls are a reliable barometer of public sentiment.