Great drought and bright clouds

Great drought and bright clouds

Looking at the clouds in a drought is like looking forward to an inch of water in a drought. It refers to the desire to get out of trouble. Idioms come from the popular, if the drought is also the hope of clouds. Mencius, King Liang Hui

Phonetic notation

dàhànwàngyúnní

Idiom story

During the Warring States period, the state of Qi sent troops to fight against the state of Yan and did not withdraw for a long time after the victory. Other vassals negotiated to send troops to assist Yan. King Xuan of Qi asked Mencius for advice. Mencius said, "in those days, Shang Tang led a benevolent and righteous army to fight against Xia Jie, and the common people looked forward to Shang army just as they looked forward to clouds and neon in a drought. Choose the vassals and worry that you will treat them the way you treat the state of Yan in the future. "

allusion

If it is popular with the people, it will be as popular as the drought. Mencius, King Liang Hui

interpretation

Yunni: a sign of rain.

usage

It is used as predicate and complement to describe the desire to relieve the predicament

words whose meaning is similar

long for a rain cloud during a drought

Examples

We had been waiting for an hour, but the chariot we were waiting for did not come. Guo Moruo's time as a student: going to Yixing