滂沱

滂沱

1. (ideophonic, of rain) pouring; torrential; raining heavily

   • 月離于畢，俾滂沱矣。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
     月离于毕，俾滂沱矣。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

     From: The Classic of Poetry, circa 11^th – 7^th centuries BCE, translated based on James Legge's version

     Yuè lí yú Bì, bǐ pāngtuó yǐ. [Pinyin]

     The moon also is in the Hyades,
     Which will bring still greater rain.

   • 只是哪又算漏我，到我出醜，猶如大雨在滂沱。 [Literary Cantonese, trad.]
     只是哪又算漏我，到我出丑，犹如大雨在滂沱。 [Literary Cantonese, simp.]

     From: 2015, C AllStar, 《天光》

     Zi² si⁶ naa⁵ jau⁶ syun³ lau⁶ ngo⁵, dou³ ngo⁵ ceot¹ cau², jau⁴ jyu⁴ daai⁶ jyu⁵ zoi⁶ pong¹ to⁴. [Jyutping]

     But how would they forget to count me in; when it is my turn to make a fool of myself, it is like rain pouring down heavily.

2. (ideophonic, of tears) streaming down; in streams; crying profusely

   • 彼澤之陂，有蒲與荷。有美一人，傷如之何。寤寐無為，涕泗滂沱。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
     彼泽之陂，有蒲与荷。有美一人，伤如之何。寤寐无为，涕泗滂沱。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

     From: The Classic of Poetry, circa 11^th – 7^th centuries BCE, translated based on James Legge's version

     Bǐ zé zhī bēi, yǒu pú yǔ hé. Yǒu měi yī rén, shāng rú zhī hé. Wùmèi wúwéi, tìsì pāngtuó. [Pinyin]

     By the shores of that marsh,
     There are rushes and lotus plants.
     There is the beautiful lady; -
     I am tortured for her, but what avails it?
     Waking or sleeping, I do nothing;
     From my eyes and nose the water streams.

   • 還顧世俗兮，壞敗罔羅。捲佩將逝兮，涕流滂沱。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
     还顾世俗兮，坏败罔罗。卷佩将逝兮，涕流滂沱。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

     From: The Verses of Chu, 4^th century BCE – 2^nd century CE

     Huángù shìsú xī, huàibài wǎng luó. Juǎn pèi jiāng shì xī, tì liú pāngtuó. [Pinyin]

     I turned and looked back at the foolish world, lost in destruction's nets.
     I twisted my girdle, preparing to depart, and my tears fell in streams.

   • 車軏折兮馬虺頹，惷悵立兮涕滂沱。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
     车軏折兮马虺颓，惷怅立兮涕滂沱。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

     From: The Verses of Chu, 4^th century BCE – 2^nd century CE

     Chē yuè zhé xī mǎ huǐtuí, chǔn chàng lì xī tì pāngtuó. [Pinyin]

     My chariot-bar broke and my horses sank exhausted;
     Stricken I stood then, my face bathed in tears.

   • 孔子西行不到秦，掎摭星宿遺羲娥。嗟予好古生苦晚，對此涕淚雙滂沱。 [MSC, trad.]
     孔子西行不到秦，掎摭星宿遗羲娥。嗟予好古生苦晚，对此涕泪双滂沱。 [MSC, simp.]

     From: Tang dynasty, Han Yu, A Poem on the Stone Drums (《石鼓歌》)

     Kǒngzǐ xīxíng bù dào Qín, jǐzhí xīngxiù yí Xī'é. Jiē yú hàogǔ shēng kǔ wǎn, duì cǐ tìlèi shuāng pāngtuó. [Pinyin]

     Confucius journeyed in the west, but not to the Qin Kingdom,
     He chose our planet and our stars but missed the sun and moon;
     I who am fond of antiquity, was born too late,
     And, thinking of these wonderful things, cannot hold back my tears...

3. (ideophonic, literary) vast; plentiful; overflowing
4. (ideophonic, literary) rich in variety; sumptuous; lavish
5. (ideophonic, literary, of water) flowing far and wide

• 滂沛
• 滂滂
• 瀢沱