冰雨 (bīng yǔ) — freezing rain; sleet; (figurative) a cold, bitter rain (often used in emotional or poetic contexts)
Definition
Literally 'ice rain': freezing rain (rain that freezes on contact) — a colder, icier variant of ordinary 雨. Often used as a poetic image for heartbreak or bitter emotion (e.g., the famous song 冰雨).
noun
freezing rainsleet(figurative) a coldbitter rain (often used in emotional or poetic contexts)
Measure word · 场
Examples
- 冰雨，。Wài miàn xià zhe bīng yǔ, lù shang yí gè rén yě méi yǒu.It's sleeting outside, and there's no one on the road.
- 《冰雨》，。Nà shǒu gē jiào 《bīng yǔ》, chàng de shì shī liàn de xīn qíng.That song is called 'Freezing Rain'; it's about the feeling of a broken heart.
- 冰雨，。bīng yǔ Dǎ zài liǎn shàng, yòu lěng yòu téng.The freezing rain hit my face, both cold and painful.
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