大旱望云霓

dà hàn wàng yún ní

lit. looking for rain clouds in times of drought (idiom)

fig. to yearn for relief from a desperate situation

大

dà

big; large; great

旱

hàn

drought

望

wàng

15th day of month (lunar calendar)

云

yún

abbr. for Yunnan Province 雲南省|云南省[Yun2 nan2 Sheng3]

霓

ní

secondary rainbow