大旱雲霓
dà​hàn​yún​ní

high hopes

  • created sense approved 大旱云霓/大旱雲霓 · dà​hàn​yún​ní · high hopes — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    大旱云霓 / 大旱雲霓

    dà​hàn​yún​ní

    high hopes

    Clouds and a rainbow during a major drought; describes an intense or eager longing for something to happen. Originally from the text of Mencius describing people's desperate desire for rain signs during a dry spell.

    大 (literal) → 大 · dà · big 旱 (literal) → 旱 · hàn · drought 云霓 (literal) → 云霓/雲霓 · yún​ní · clouds and rainbow

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