lín​líng

sound of splattering rain

  • created sense approved 淋铃/淋鈴 · lín​líng · sound of splattering rain — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    淋铃 / 淋鈴

    lín​líng

    sound of splattering rain

    The sound of rain splattering or dripping; used to describe the sound of rain falling against something like a boat roof or bells

    淋 (literal) → 淋 · lín · to drench or sprinkle 铃 (literal) → 铃/鈴 · líng · bell

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  • created sense approved 淋铃/淋鈴 · lín​líng · Rain on the Bells — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    淋铃 / 淋鈴

    lín​líng

    Rain on the Bells

    Name of a Tang Dynasty melody composed for Emperor Xuanzong while mourning Consort Yang Guifei during a rainy passage through the mountains

    淋 (literal) → 淋 · lín · to drench or sprinkle 铃 (literal) → 铃/鈴 · líng · bell

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

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