huà​yǔ

pervading good influence

  • created sense approved 化雨 · huà​yǔ · pervading good influence — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    化雨

    huà​yǔ

    pervading good influence

    The pervading good influence of a great educator; specifically, a timely rain that nourishes plants, used as a metaphor for a teacher's patient and civilizing instruction.

    化 (literal) → 化 · huà · to influence 雨 (literal) → 雨 · yǔ · rain

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