dà​hàn​wàng​yún​ní

to yearn for relief

Senses

大旱望云霓/ 大旱望雲霓 dà​hàn​wàng​yún​ní to yearn for relief

To yearn for relief from a desperate situation; literally looking for rain clouds during a severe drought. This idiom expresses an earnest longing for the arrival of someone or the fulfillment of a wish.

References

variant 大旱望云霓/大旱望雲霓 大旱望霓/大旱望霓