滂沱

Chinese

		rushing (water)	tearful; to branch (of river)
simp. and trad. (滂沱)		滂	沱

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): pāngtuó

(Zhuyin): ㄆㄤㄊㄨㄛˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): pong¹ to⁴, pong⁴ to⁴

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: pāngtuó
  - Zhuyin: ㄆㄤㄊㄨㄛˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: pangtwo
  - IPA ^(key): /pʰɑŋ⁵⁵ tʰu̯ɔ³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: pong¹ to⁴, pong⁴ to⁴
  - Yale: pōng tòh, pòhng tòh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: pong¹ to⁴, pong⁴ to⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: pong¹ to⁴, pong⁴ to⁴
  - IPA ^(key): /pʰɔːŋ⁵⁵ tʰɔː²¹/, /pʰɔːŋ²¹ tʰɔː²¹/

Adjective

滂沱

(of rain) pouring; raining heavily

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: 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.
(of tears) flowing; crying a lot

Derived terms

大雨滂沱
涕泗滂沱

滂沱大雨

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