舊雨

From rebracketing of Du Fu's famous prose:

常時車馬之客，舊，雨來；今，雨不來。 [Literary Chinese, trad.]

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常时车马之客，旧，雨来；今，雨不来。 [Literary Chinese, simp.]

From: c. 751, 杜甫,《秋述》

Chángshí chēmǎ zhī kè, jiù, yǔ lái; jīn, yǔ bùlái. [Pinyin]

The guests who normally ride in carriages used to come to visit me on rainy days, but now when it rains, they don't come anymore.

舊雨

1. (literary, figurative) friend(s) of old days

   • 近日從鄉人處分得醃莧菜梗來喫，對於莧菜彷彿有一種舊雨之感。 [MSC, trad.]
     近日从乡人处分得腌苋菜梗来吃，对于苋菜仿佛有一种旧雨之感。 [MSC, simp.]

     From: 1931 October 26, 周作人 (Zhou Zuoren),《莧菜梗》

     Jìnrì cóng xiāngrén chù fēn dé yān xiàncàigěng lái chī, duìyú xiàncài fǎngfú yǒu yīzhǒng jiùyǔ zhī gǎn. [Pinyin]

     Recently, I got pickled amaranth stems from my country folk to eat. When it comes to amaranth, I feel as if I come across an old friend.