📖 Meaning
A sudden and violent storm of wind and rain. Used both literally for extreme weather and metaphorically for events that strike swiftly and forcefully. It describes situations that arise abruptly with great intensity.
📜 Origin Story
This idiom originates from the Qing dynasty travelogue 'Sui Shi Faguo Ji' (Records of an Envoy to France) by Zhang Deyi, a diplomat who accompanied the first Chinese mission to Europe. In the section 'Gui Tu Ji' (Record of the Return Journey), he describes the sixth day of a lunar month when the weather alternated between cloudy and clear, and at night a sudden storm of fierce wind and driving rain swept through. The phrase vividly captures the abruptness and ferocity of the tempest.
💡 Example Usage
入夜时分，骤雨暴风骤然袭来，将院子里晾晒的衣物吹得满地都是。
At nightfall, a sudden violent storm struck, scattering the laundry drying in the courtyard everywhere.
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🔤 Quick Facts
- Chinese: 骤雨暴风
- Pinyin: zhòu yǔ bào fēng
- Literal Translation: sudden, rain, fierce, wind
- Category: Condition
- Characters: 4