📖 Meaning
This idiom refers to the persistent winds and rains that occur during the transition from late summer to autumn. It is also used more broadly to describe continuous, unrelenting stormy weather. It is a variant of the idiom 阑风长雨.
📜 Origin Story
This idiom is a traditional Chinese expression describing the lingering winds and rains characteristic of late summer and early autumn. It is closely related to the variant 阑风长雨, where 阑 suggests the wind lingering or waning and 伏 suggests the rain lying hidden yet persistent. The phrase has been used in classical Chinese literature to evoke the imagery of endless storms during the seasonal transition.
💡 Example Usage
阑风伏雨连日不绝，秋收的庄稼怕是要遭殃了。
The unrelenting winds and rains continued day after day, and the autumn harvest was likely to suffer.
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🔤 Quick Facts
- Chinese: 阑风伏雨
- Pinyin: lán fēng fú yǔ
- Literal Translation: waning wind, latent rain
- Category: Condition
- Characters: 4