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大旱云霓
dà​hàn​yún​ní

high hopes

Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents
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.
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