It's been raining dramatically in Taiwan! Every late spring here, the weather turns warm, humid, and rainy. Here comes the plum rain season! When cold and warm air masses meet and linger, we get weeks of steady drizzle. It’s called “plum rain” because it arrives right when plums ripen and fall. Today, let’s learn some Tâi-gí words and an idiom for this rainy time of year.

●Words to Know:

1. 黃酸雨 n̂g-sng-hōo / 梅仔雨 muê-á-hōo (n.) plum rain / East Asian rainy season

2. 春天 tshun-thinn (n.) spring 

3. 梅仔 muê-á (n.) plum

4. 雨傘 hōo-suànn (n.) umbrella

5. 落雨 lo̍h-hōo (v.) to rain

●Idiom of the week:

好天著存雨來糧。

Hó-thinn tio̍h tshûn hōo-lâi-niû

(On sunny days, store food for rainy days.)