下毛毛雨 [----]

Jyutping
Pinyin xià máo mao yǔ

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. to drizzle; to rain lightly
  2. (fig.) (coll.) to give (sb) a heads-up; to break (some bad news) gently; to scold mildly
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    在下毛毛雨或西北雨的天气里,环顾四周也常常是一片迷蒙的状态,身处在这种迷蒙状态的人们,也容易失去方向感,因此下雨的状态与起雾的状况其实有相近之处。
    在下毛毛雨或西北雨的天气里,环顾四周也常常是一片迷蒙的状态,身处在这种迷蒙状态的人们,也容易失去方向感,因此下雨的状态与起雾的状况其实有相近之处。
    From : 2014 , 林美容 and 李家愷 , 《 魔神仔的人類學想像 》 , pa ge 227
    • In the climate of drizzles and summer showers, it is always in a misty condition when you look around, and people in these kinds of misty conditions easily lose their sense of direction; therefore, rainy conditions and foggy conditions do actually have some similarities.