Definition

1. Noun:
   • A rain shower, a bout of rain: "cơn mưa" refers to a single, often short-lived, occurrence or episode of rain. It emphasizes the rain as an event or instance, rather than rain as a general weather condition.
   • A downpour, a rainstorm: It can also describe a heavier, more intense period of rain.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Trời đang có một cơn mưa rất to. (There is a very heavy rain shower right now.)
  • Sau cơn mưa, trời lại sáng. (After the rain shower, the sky clears up again.)
  • Mỗi cơn mưa đều làm mát không khí. (Every bout of rain cools the air.)

Advanced Usage

• "cơn mưa rào": a sudden, heavy downpour.

  • Chúng tôi phải trú dưới mái hiên vì một cơn mưa rào bất chợt. (We had to take shelter under the awning because of a sudden downpour.)

• "cơn mưa đầu mùa": the first rain of the season.

  • Cơn mưa đầu mùa mang lại niềm vui cho người nông dân. (The first rain of the season brings joy to farmers.)

Variants and Related Words

• Mưa (n): rain (the general phenomenon or substance).

  • Trời đang mưa. (It is raining.)

• Mưa phùn (n): drizzle, light rain.

  • Sáng nay chỉ có mưa phùn. (This morning there was only drizzle.)

Synonyms

• Trận mưa (n): a rain event, a spell of rain (similar in meaning, can often be used interchangeably with "cơn mưa").
• Lượt mưa (n): a spell/patch of rain (less common).

Related Phrases

• "tắm mưa": to bathe in the rain, to play/go out in the rain.

  • Bọn trẻ con thích chạy ra ngoài tắm mưa. (The children love to run outside and play in the rain.)

• "che mưa": to shelter from the rain.

  • Hãy vào đây che mưa. (Come in here to shelter from the rain.)

Related Idioms

• "Sau cơn mưa trời lại sáng": Literally "After the rain, the sky clears again." Figuratively, it means "After hardship comes ease" or "Every cloud has a silver lining."

  • Đừng lo lắng, sau cơn mưa trời lại sáng mà. (Don't worry, after hardship comes ease.)

• "Mưa thuận gió hòa": Literally "Favorable rain, harmonious wind." It describes favorable weather conditions and, by extension, a smooth and prosperous situation.

  • Cầu mong cho mùa màng năm nay được mưa thuận gió hòa. (Let's pray for favorable weather for this year's crops.)

noun

1. Squall of rain