<p>雨霁初晴, it's common and easy to understand. Your reader won't need a dictionary.</p>

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2015-03-30T20:56:42.007Z
Out of curiosity: What is the literal meaning of these words? I do not speak Chinese myself, and [Google Translate](https://translate.google.com/#zh-CN/en/%E9%9B%A8%E9%9C%81%E5%88%9D%E6%99%B4) is not very helpful in this case.
René
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2015-04-09T11:35:01.917Z
Character by character: the rain (雨) stopped (霁), it's just (初) getting clear (晴). Hope this would help.
Madwyn
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Madwyn
<p><strong>雨过天晴</strong> or <strong>雨过天青</strong></p>
<p>Although quite transparent in it's meaning and long in length, is actually a set idiom and has meanings similar to that of the English you are looking for both literally and figuratively.</p>
<p>A Chinese-English Dictionary:</p>
<blockquote>
<p>the sun shines again after the rain</p>
<p>after gloom comes brightness</p>
</blockquote>
<p>An example sentences from a Chinese idiom dictionary says:</p>
<blockquote>
<p>雨过天青, 一道彩虹挂在半空中｡</p>
</blockquote>
<p>Which basically translates to: <em>after the rains stopped the sun came out, there was a rainbow hanging there in the middle of the sky.</em></p>

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2015-03-30T20:47:30.490Z
Unfortunately this is too long for my purposes, though it seems to be a good match otherwise.
René
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Mou某
<p>This is a direct translation..  Sounds okay to me.
雨後的一道陽光</p>

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2015-03-31T20:47:58.667Z
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Chang Wesley
<p>How about 霽光? As in the Song Dynasty poem: 一夕輕雷落萬絲，霽光浮瓦碧參差。("after a night's worth of distant thunder and myriad raindrops / then the light after the rain shines shimmeringly on the blue-green roof tiles") Not sure there's a single character for this but can check 康熙 (standard classical dictionary).</p>

<p>霽 as a single character refers to the clearing of clouds/rain, but I don't think carries a strong connotation of "light" by itself.</p>

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2015-03-29T18:49:08.463Z
霽 seems very close to what I am looking for, thank you!

If I may ask a follow-up question: What is the difference in meaning between 光 and 暘, especially if combined with 霽? (If it is even possible to use the latter character in that combination. I do not speak Chinese myself – my apologies if this is complete nonsense.)
René
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2015-03-29T19:46:32.207Z
暘 yang2 seems to refer more to the action of the sun rising as opposed to the light per se- 光 guang1 simply means "light". Personally I'd go with guang1 since it doesn't seem there's any classical basis for combining yang2 and 霽. All assuming there isn't one char that combines both meaning.
Master Sparkles
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Master Sparkles
<p>I am looking for a Chinese translation of the Swahili word <em>kianga</em>, which has the following meanings:</p>

<ul>
<li>burst of light</li>
<li>burst of sunshine</li>
<li>clear up (after rain)</li>
<li>ray of sunlight after rain</li>
<li>clearing up (of the weather after rain)</li>
</ul>

<p>Source: <a href="http://kamusi.org/define?headword=kianga&amp;to_language=371" rel="nofollow">http://kamusi.org/define?headword=kianga&amp;to_language=371</a></p>

<p>Are there words in Chinese that convey an image similar to <em>ray of sunlight (or clearing up) after rain</em>?</p>

<p>The closest I have come with Google Translate is <a href="https://translate.google.com/#auto/en/%E6%9A%98" rel="nofollow">暘</a>, but that does not capture the "after rain" aspect.</p>

<p>The translation is for a name or logo; something short and poetic would be preferrable over a long and literal expression.</p>

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2015-03-31T08:46:51.937Z
Thank you, I will keep this in mind. Bing translates 霽光 as [Immaculate Snow](http://cn.bing.com/dict/search?q=%E9%9C%BD%E5%85%89&go=Submit+Query&qs=bs&form=CM), which is quite far from the intended meaning. I fear that both Bing and Google Translate are rather unreliable tools.
René
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2015-03-31T10:36:08.433Z
It is okay if the translation is somewhat mysterious; I am looking for a name or logo, not for precise communication. A character that is rarely used seems to fit quite well for this purpose. I just want to avoid unintentional, possibly negative connotations.
René
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2015-03-31T23:26:39.863Z
immaculate snow is wildly wrong- throw it out lol
Master Sparkles
<translation><word-requests><idioms>
Translation for "ray of sunlight after rain"
# Translation for "ray of sunlight after rain"

(Asked by: username_0 on 2015-03-29)

I am looking for a Chinese translation of the Swahili word *kianga*, which has the following meanings:

* burst of light
* burst of sunshine
* clear up (after rain)
* ray of sunlight after rain
* clearing up (of the weather after rain)

Source: <http://kamusi.org/define?headword=kianga&to_language=371>

Are there words in Chinese that convey an image similar to *ray of sunlight (or clearing up) after rain*?

The closest I have come with Google Translate is [暘](https://translate.google.com/#auto/en/%E6%9A%98), but that does not capture the "after rain" aspect.

The translation is for a name or logo; something short and poetic would be preferrable over a long and literal expression.

**Tags:** translation, word-requests, idioms

> **Comments:**
> **username_0**: Thank you, I will keep this in mind. Bing translates 霽光 as [Immaculate Snow](http://cn.bing.com/dict/search?q=%E9%9C%BD%E5%85%89&go=Submit+Query&qs=bs&form=CM), which is quite far from the intended meaning. I fear that both Bing and Google Translate are rather unreliable tools.  
> **username_0**: It is okay if the translation is somewhat mysterious; I am looking for a name or logo, not for precise communication. A character that is rarely used seems to fit quite well for this purpose. I just want to avoid unintentional, possibly negative connotations.  
> **username_1**: immaculate snow is wildly wrong- throw it out lol  

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## 4 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2015-03-29. Score: 4 | Accepted answer

How about 霽光? As in the Song Dynasty poem: 一夕輕雷落萬絲，霽光浮瓦碧參差。("after a night's worth of distant thunder and myriad raindrops / then the light after the rain shines shimmeringly on the blue-green roof tiles") Not sure there's a single character for this but can check 康熙 (standard classical dictionary).

霽 as a single character refers to the clearing of clouds/rain, but I don't think carries a strong connotation of "light" by itself.

> **Comments:**
> **username_0**: 霽 seems very close to what I am looking for, thank you!  If I may ask a follow-up question: What is the difference in meaning between 光 and 暘, especially if combined with 霽? (If it is even possible to use the latter character in that combination. I do not speak Chinese myself – my apologies if this is complete nonsense.)  
> **username_1**: 暘 yang2 seems to refer more to the action of the sun rising as opposed to the light per se- 光 guang1 simply means "light". Personally I'd go with guang1 since it doesn't seem there's any classical basis for combining yang2 and 霽. All assuming there isn't one char that combines both meaning.  

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### Answer by username_2 on 2015-03-30. Score: 0

雨霁初晴, it's common and easy to understand. Your reader won't need a dictionary.

> **Comments:**
> **username_0**: Out of curiosity: What is the literal meaning of these words? I do not speak Chinese myself, and [Google Translate](https://translate.google.com/#zh-CN/en/%E9%9B%A8%E9%9C%81%E5%88%9D%E6%99%B4) is not very helpful in this case.  
> **username_2**: Character by character: the rain (雨) stopped (霁), it's just (初) getting clear (晴). Hope this would help.  

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### Answer by username_3 on 2015-03-29. Score: 0

**雨过天晴** or **雨过天青**

Although quite transparent in it's meaning and long in length, is actually a set idiom and has meanings similar to that of the English you are looking for both literally and figuratively.

A Chinese-English Dictionary:

> the sun shines again after the rain
>
> after gloom comes brightness

An example sentences from a Chinese idiom dictionary says:

> 雨过天青, 一道彩虹挂在半空中｡

Which basically translates to: *after the rains stopped the sun came out, there was a rainbow hanging there in the middle of the sky.*

> **Comments:**
> **username_0**: Unfortunately this is too long for my purposes, though it seems to be a good match otherwise.  

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### Answer by username_4 on 2015-03-31. Score: 0

This is a direct translation.. Sounds okay to me.
雨後的一道陽光


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