📖 Meaning
Wherever the carriage goes, timely rain follows. It is a traditional phrase of praise for a virtuous local official whose governance brings blessings to the people, as if rain accompanies him wherever he travels.
📜 Origin Story
The phrase originates from the 'Taiping Yulan' (Imperial Readings of the Taiping Era), which quotes the 'Book of the Later Han' by Xie Cheng of the Three Kingdoms Wu dynasty. The original text states that when officials returned to their posts, rain followed their carriages down. It was used to commend officials whose administration was so benevolent that nature itself seemed to bless the regions they governed.
💡 Example Usage
百姓感念这位县令政绩斐然，甘雨随车，五谷丰登。
The people were grateful to this county magistrate whose excellent governance brought blessings like timely rain wherever he went, ensuring abundant harvests.
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🔤 Quick Facts
- Chinese: 甘雨随车
- Pinyin: gān yǔ suí chē
- Literal Translation: sweet rain, follows, cart
- Category: Leadership
- Characters: 4