frost; a patina of ice from freezing rain or water vapor
swift; Apodidae (the swift family)
sleet; mixture of snow and rain
nimbostratus; stratus rain cloud
welcome fall of rain; seasonable rain
spring rain; gift from above
all weather; rain or shine; barometer
torrential rain; rainstorm
fine rain; drizzle; poem by Tang poet Li Shangyin 李商隱|李商隐
rain of blood; heavy rain colored by loess sandstorm
violent rain (e.g. due to monsoon or typhoon); cloudburst
to take shelter from the rain
wind and rain; the elements; trials and hardships
timely rain; (fig.) timely assistance
rainstorm; storm; tempest
(bird species of China) Asian palm swift (Cypsiurus balasiensis)
drizzle; light rain; (fig.) mere trifle
precipitation; quantity of rainfall
thunderstorm; thunder shower
a downpour; rain bucketing down; (fig.) to be overwhelmed (with work or things to study)
(lit.) mourning the wind and bewailing the rain; fig. in a wretched plight; miserable circumstances
pouring with rain; rain bucketing down
to drip with sweat; sweat poured off (him)
to drip with sweat; sweat poured off (him)
(bird species of China) dark-rumped swift (Apus acuticauda)
violent wind and rainstorm; hurricane; tempest
(lit.) before it rains, bind around with silk (idiom, from Book of Songs 詩經|诗经); fig. to plan ahead; to prepare for a rainy day
forest of spear, rain of arrows
to give shelter from the wind and rain; to keep out the elements
(lit.) much thunder but little rain; fig. a lot of talk but little action; his bark is worse than his bite
regardless of weather conditions; rain, hail or shine
(bird species of China) house swift (Apus nipalensis)
virgin tropical rainforest
(lit.) on hearing wind, to say rain; to agree uncritically with whatever people say; to parrot other people's words; to chime in with others
(bird species of China) silver-backed needletail (Hirundapus cochinchinensis)
(bird species of China) white-throated needletail (Hirundapus caudacutus)