Definition

1. Noun:
   • Storm, hurricane, cyclone: A violent atmospheric disturbance characterized by strong winds rotating around a low-pressure center, often accompanied by heavy rain, typically forming over tropical seas.
   • Colic: A severe, often fluctuating pain in the abdomen caused by intestinal gas or obstruction.

Usage Examples

• Noun (Meteorological):

  • Cơn bão đã tan. (The storm has abated.)
  • Thành phố đang chuẩn bị đối phó với một cơn bão lớn. (The city is preparing to deal with a major hurricane.)

• Noun (Medical):

  • Anh ấy nhập viện vì cơn đau bão. (He was hospitalized due to a colic attack.)

Advanced Usage

• "trút bão lửa": to pour down a storm of fire (to attack with intense, concentrated firepower).
  • Pháo bắn hàng loạt, trút bão lửa vào đầu thù. (The artillery fired round after round, pouring down a storm of fire on the enemy.)

Variants and Related Words

• Bão từ (n): geomagnetic storm.
• Bão cát (n): sandstorm.
• Bão tuyết (n): blizzard, snowstorm.
• Bão tố (n): storm, tempest (often used figuratively for turmoil).

Synonyms

• Storm, tempest, typhoon, cyclone (for the meteorological meaning).
• Colic, gripes (for the medical meaning).

Related Idioms

• Gieo gió gặt bão: To sow the wind and reap the whirlwind (to suffer severe consequences for one's actions).

  • Hắn gieo gió nên giờ phải gặt bão. (He sowed the wind, so now he must reap the whirlwind.)

• Góp gió thành bão: Many a mickle makes a muckle (many small contributions accumulate into something significant).

  • Chúng ta hãy góp gió thành bão để giúp đỡ cộng đồng. (Let's pool our resources to help the community.)

noun

1. Storm, hurricane, cyclone
   • cơn bão đã tan
     The storm abated
   • pháo bắn hàng loạt, trút bão lửa vào đầu thù
     round after round, the artillery poured down a storm of fire on the enemy
2. Colic
   • gieo gió gặt bão
     who sows the wind reaps the whirlwind
   • góp gió thành bão
     many a pickle makes a mickle