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久旱逢甘雨
jiǔ​hàn​féng​gān​yǔ

sweet rain after a long drought

Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents
  1. 久 jiǔ adjective
    long
    of a long duration; for a long time
  2. 旱 hàn noun
    drought
    a period of dry weather; a lack of rain or snow for a long time
  3. 逢 féng verbadverb
    to meet
    to meet; to come across; to encounter by chance
  4. 甘雨 gān​yǔ
    seasonable rain
    timely rain that is beneficial for crops; welcome rain