여우비

Korean

Etymology

여우 (yeou, “fox”) +‎ 비 (bi, “rain”), probably from an ancient legend in which a cloud loving a fox cried sadly when the fox was going to get married. Also refer to Japanese 狐の嫁入り (literally “the marriage of the fox”).

Noun

여우비 • (yeoubi)

  1. a short spell of rain with the sunshine, a light rain while the sun shines
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