Proverbs about the Rain Water solar term 2017 Rain Water solar term proverbs latest version

The Rain Water solar term falls around the fifteenth day of the first lunar month every year. The climate during this solar term varies across the country. Next, let us look at the characteristics of the Rain Water solar term through folk proverbs.

Proverbs about the Rain Water solar term in 2017

Part I

1. Rain on the Rain Water Day is a sign of a good harvest. Meaning: If it rains on the day of Rain Water, there will be a good harvest.

2. Rain Water Festival, rain replaces snow. Meaning: After the Rain Water Festival, the weather will become warmer and the rainfall will increase.

3. Rainwater is not rainfall, but a snowy period. Meaning: It will not just rain during the Rain Water solar term. There will still be cold currents, the temperature will drop sharply, and there may even be snow.

4. During the Rain Water Festival, old farmers cannot rest. Meaning: "Winter Nine Nines" starts from the winter solstice, which is the first day of the nine-day period. On the seventh day, rivers open, on the eighth day, swallows arrive, and after that comes the Rain Water Festival, when farmers start to plant crops and do farm work.

5. When the rain comes, the ground thaws, and you harrow it layer by layer. Meaning: During the Rain Water solar term, the weather turns warmer, the ice under the ground melts, and farmers begin to plow the land.

6. Wash the wheat and add a bowl of wheat for each ridge. Meaning: If there is rain during the Rain Water Festival, wheat will grow well, the grains will be plump, and the yield will increase.

7. If it rains during the Rain Water period, it will be cloudy for a hundred days. Meaning: It rains on the day of Rainwater, and it will continue to rain in the future.

8. It rained and it was gloomy until Grain Rain. Meaning: The rain during the Rain Water Festival will continue intermittently until the Grain Rain Festival.

9. If the day is clear after Rain Water, spring rain will come early. Meaning: This is a proverb about the Rain Water solar term in Jiangxi Province. The weather is clear on the day of Rain Water, which means the spring rains will come early.

10. If it rains, there will be more water in the year. Meaning: This is a proverb from the Rain Water Festival in Hunan. It rained on Rain Water Festival. This indicates that there is a lot of rain this year.

Part 2

11. When it rains, the water reaches three bowls, and all the rivers, small and big, are full. Meaning: This is a proverb from the Hunan area. It means that it rains during the Rain Water solar term, and there will be a lot of rain in the future. The phrase "all the small and big rivers will be full" is used to describe the heavy rain.

12. Cloudy during the Rain Water Period and sunny during the Summer Solstice. Meaning: It will be cloudy on the Rain Water Day and will remain cloudy until the Summer Solstice.

13. Cold rain, warm Jingzhe: warm rain, cold Jingzhe. Meaning: If the weather is cold on the Rain Water day, it will become warmer when Jingzhe comes; if the weather is mild on the Rain Water day, it may get colder when Jingzhe comes.

14. If the south wind is strong during the Rain Water solar term, spring will come early; if the south wind is not strong, spring will come back. Meaning: This is a proverb from the Hunan area. If the south wind blows strongly during the Rain Water Festival, it means the weather will warm up quickly; if the south wind blows less during the Rain Water Festival, an "anti-spring" phenomenon is likely to occur, that is, the weather will turn cold.

15. If it rains in the morning, you will carry firewood in the evening. If it rains in the afternoon, you will make straw sandals. Meaning: This is a proverb from the Hunan area. That is, if it rains in the morning, it will stop on the same day, but it will continue to rain in the afternoon.

16. It rains at five o'clock in the morning and the sun comes out at noon. Meaning: It rains at 5 a.m. (3-5 a.m.) during the Rain Water Festival, and the sky will clear up at noon.

17. If it rains in the morning, the day will be sunny. If it rains in the evening, it will rain all night. Meaning: This is a proverb from Jiangsu region. During the Rain Water Festival, if it rains in the morning, it will stop on the same day; if it rains in the evening, it will rain all night.

18. The rain won’t be heavy in the morning, but I’m afraid it will rain in the afternoon. Meaning: This is a proverb from the Hunan area. During the Rain Water Festival, if it rains in the morning, the rain will stop after a while; but if it rains in the afternoon, it will be difficult to stop.

19. Rain in the morning and clear in the evening, and it rains all day long. Meaning: This is a proverb in Guilin. During the Rain Water Festival, if it rains in the morning, it will clear up in the evening; but if it rains at night, it will continue to rain until the daytime.