Clouds and Rain - Ugh

Japanese: 雲雨 - うんう

〘Noun〙① Clouds and rain. ※Untitled poem of Japan (around 1162-64) 10. Autumn at Yukoji Temple (Nakahara Hirotoshi) " _{Clouds and rain join together} , darkening the autumn mountains. The pines and cedars are obscured by smoke from the _setting sun." (Book of Songs - Zhaonan, Yin Qi Lei, Translator) ② An opportunity suitable for undertaking a great undertaking (based on the belief that dragons ascend to heaven riding on clouds and rain). ※Treasure Mountain (1891)〈Kawakami Bizan〉Original: "Once I get clouds and rain , I will use my body freely in all directions and achieve my dream of ascending to heaven" [Wu Zhi - Biography of Zhou Yu]③ (From a story known as the "Gao Tang Fu" (collected in "Wen Xuan") , in which King Huai of Chu was visiting Gao Tang during the Warring States period in China and dreamed of a goddess of Wushan who turns into clouds in the morning and rain in the evening, and tore her off) The tearing of a man and woman. ※Yanagibashi Shinshi (1874)〈Narushima Ryuhoku〉Part 2: "The clouds and rain that I secretly fear leave long-lasting marks" [Li Bai - Qingping Cho]

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Japanese:

〘名〙① 雲と雨。※本朝無題詩（1162‐64頃）一〇・秋日遊古寺〈中原広俊〉「雲雨連_レ山秋巖暗。松杉礙_レ日暮煙垂」〔詩経‐召南・殷其雷・伝〕② (龍は雲や雨に乗じて昇天すると考えられたところから) 大事業を行なうのに適した機会。※宝の山（1891）〈川上眉山〉発端「あはれ一度(ひとたび)雲雨を得ば、縦横無尽に身を働かし、昇天の望を達せんものと」〔呉志‐周瑜伝〕③ (中国の戦国時代、楚の懐王が高唐に遊んだとき、朝には雲となり、夕べには雨になるという巫山(ふざん)の神女を夢みて、これとちぎったという「高唐賦」（「文選」所収）で知られる故事から) 男女のちぎり。※柳橋新誌（1874）〈成島柳北〉二「窃かに恐る雲雨長く痕を留め」〔李白‐清平調〕

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