滂ぼう沱だ

adverb taking the 'to' particle, taru-adjective, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

streaming (tears); pouring (tears)

Formal or literary term describing tears flowing heavily. Often used in set phrases like 涙滂沱 (tears streaming down).

• 彼かの女じょは滂ぼう沱だと涙なみだを流ながした。

  She shed tears streaming down her face.

• 滂ぼう沱だの涙なみだにむせぶ。

  Choked with a flood of tears.

adverb taking the 'to' particle, taru-adjective

pouring (rain, sweat)

Obsolete literary use for heavy rain or sweat. In modern Japanese, other expressions like 土砂降り (rain) or 滝のような汗 (sweat) are preferred.

• 古ふるい文ぶん章しょうでは、汗あせが滂ぼう沱だと流ながれると書かかれることがある。

  In old texts, one might write that sweat pours down in streams.