大旱望云霓dà hàn wàng yún nílong for a rain cloud during a drought—look forward to relief from distress
❍ 民望之，若大旱之望云霓也。(《孟子·梁惠王下》)Thus,the looking of the people to him was like the looking in a time of great drought to clouds and rainbows. 大旱望云霓dà hàn wànɡ yún ní霓：又称副虹，颜色比虹稍淡。云霓：出现云霓，指下雨。大旱之时人们渴望下雨。形容迫切希望。look forward to relief from distress, sth. yielding high hopes |