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老天爷

lǎo tiān yé · lao tian ye

Traditional 老天爺

Meaning

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老(lǎo)天(tiān)爷(yé)终(zhōng)于(yú)下(xià)雨(yǔ)了(le)，庄(zhuāng)稼(jia)有(yǒu)救(jiù)了(le)。

Thank heavens it finally rained; the crops are saved.

他(tā)叹(tàn)了(le)口(kǒu)气(qì)说(shuō)，老(lǎo)天(tiān)爷(yé)真(zhēn)会(huì)捉(zhuō)弄(nòng)人(rén)。

He sighed and said that Heaven really likes to toy with people.

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