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| Processed by: | richwarm (2024-11-12 20:47:57 UTC) |
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<< review queue entry 80109 - submitted by 'kbaiko' >> Also used literally (though rarer than the figurative sense) >雨雪从天而降，并不返回，却滋润地土，使地上发芽结实 https://news.sohu.com/a/817716300_121117475 >称其所住楼栋的外墙上有一根落水管断裂，导致水流直接从天而降 "to arise abruptly" - "arise" is an odd choice of word to me, given that 降 means to fall or descend. |
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- 從天而降 从天而降 [cong2 tian1 er2 jiang4] /lit. to drop from the sky (idiom)/fig. to appear unexpectedly/to arise abruptly/out of the blue/to drop into one's lap/ + 從天而降 从天而降 [[cong2tian1er2jiang4]] /(idiom) to fall from the sky/(idiom) (fig.) to appear unexpectedly; to drop into one's lap/ |