瓢泼大雨 (piáo pō dà) — (idiom) torrential rain, downpour

Definition

Examples

• 外面下着瓢泼大雨，我们只能待在家里。
  Wài miàn xià zhe piáo pō dà, wǒ men zhǐ néng dāi zài jiā lǐ.
  It's pouring outside, so we can only stay home.
• 这场瓢泼大雨把路都淹了。
  Zhè chǎng piáo pō dà bǎ lù dōu yān le.
  This torrential rain flooded all the roads.
• 虽然下着瓢泼大雨，他还是坚持去上班。
  Suī rán xià zhe piáo pō dà, tā hái shì jiān chí qù shàng bān.
  Even though it was pouring, he still insisted on going to work.