久旱逢甘雨 jiǔhànfénggānyǔ sweet rain after a long drought Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 久 jiǔ adjective long of a long duration; for a long time旱 hàn noun drought a period of dry weather; a lack of rain or snow for a long time逢 féng verbadverb to meet to meet; to come across; to encounter by chance甘雨 gānyǔ seasonable rain timely rain that is beneficial for crops; welcome rain