大旱望雲霓 dà hàn wàng yún ní

DEFINITIONS

  1. lit. looking for rain clouds in times of drought (idiom)
  2. fig. desperate for an escape from a difficult situation

CHARACTERS

大 dà
HSK 1
big, great, vast, large, high
旱 hàn
HSK 6
drought; dry; dry land
望 wàng
HSK 2
to look at, look forward; to hope, expect
雲 yún clouds; Yunnan province
霓 ní rainbow; variegated, colored