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倾盆

qīng pén

2-character word Traditional 傾盆

What 倾盆 means

1. a downpour
2. rain bucketing down

The characters in 倾盆

• 倾qīngto overturn; to collapse; to lean
• 盆pénbasin; flower pot; unit of volume equal to 12 斗

Example sentences

• 天下着倾盆大雨。
  It's chucking it down.
• 今晚正在下倾盆大雨。
  Jīnwǎn zhèngzài xià qīngpéndàyǔ.
  It's raining cats and dogs tonight.
• 他们冒着倾盆大雨出发了。
  Tāmen màozhe qīngpéndàyǔ chūfā le.
  They started in spite of the heavy rain.
• 不下雨则矣，一下一定是倾盆大雨。
  Bù xiàyǔ zé yǐ, yīxià yīdìng shì qīngpéndàyǔ.
  It never rains but it pours.

Words starting with 倾盆

• 倾盆大雨qīng pén dà yǔ(idiom) a downpour; rain bucketing down