What are some idioms that describe the weather?
Words used to describe the weather include: cold weather and freezing ground, light clouds and light wind, clear blue sky, warm spring and blooming flowers, wind and rain
1. Cold weather and freezing ground: describes extremely cold weather .
From: Chapter 65 of Shi Naian's "Water Margin" of the Ming Dynasty: "It's freezing cold today, so it's hard for the army and horses to stay for a long time, so I'll go back to the mountain."
Interpretation: It seems that the weather is very cold today. The army and horses cannot stay here for a long time and need to go back for the time being.
2. The clouds are light and the wind is light: the breeze is gentle and the floating clouds are light. Describes fine weather. Also known as "the wind is light and the clouds are light".
From: Song Dynasty Cheng Hao's "Spring Comes": "The clouds are light and the wind is light. It is almost noon, and the flowers and willows are passing through the front river."
Interpretation: The clouds are light and the wind is light. It was light, it was almost noon in spring, and I strolled toward the river bank beside the flowers and willows.
3. Blue sky: describes the weather as sunny. Wanli: refers to a large area and a long distance. < /p>
Interpretation: Snowy peaks stand tall, with white clouds wandering between them; in the sky, the white snow sets off each other, changing and flowing with seven-colored light.
4. Spring is warm and flowers are blooming: The climate in spring is warm, flowers are in full bloom, and the scenery is beautiful. It is a metaphor for a great opportunity for sightseeing and viewing.
From: Ming Dynasty Zhu Guozhen's "Yongzhuan Essay·Nannei": "The spring is warm and the flowers are blooming, and you are destined to accompany the cabinet Confucian ministers to feast."
Interpretation: The climate is warm in spring, and hundreds of flowers bloom. When the flowers were in full bloom, he ordered the eunuchs to accompany the cabinet to enjoy the flowers.
5. It’s windy and rainy: it’s windy again and rainy again. It is a metaphor for several disasters striking at the same time.
From: Qing Dynasty Liang Zhangju's "Wandering Congtan·Two Poems on New Year's Eve and New Year's Day": "Before and after the winter solstice, it will be cloudy and choking for days, wind and rain, and it will not stop for more than a month."
Interpretation: before and after the winter solstice , it has been cloudy and windy and rainy continuously for a month.