大旱望霓
dà​hàn​wàng​ní

to yearn for relief

  • created sense approved 大旱望霓 · dà​hàn​wàng​ní · to yearn for relief — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    大旱望霓

    dà​hàn​wàng​ní

    to yearn for relief

    to long for an end to a disaster as one longs for rain clouds during a severe drought; to eagerly await relief from a difficult situation

    大 (literal) → 大 · dà · greatly 旱 (literal) → 旱 · hàn · drought 望 (literal) → 望 · wàng · to hope 霓 (literal) → 霓 · ní · secondary rainbow

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