dông
Definition
- Noun:
- Storm; thunderstorm: A complex atmospheric phenomenon occurring mainly from April to October (especially June-August), characterized by heavy rain, strong gusts of wind, lightning, and thunder.
Usage
- The word dông is used primarily as a noun to describe a specific type of weather event.
- It is a common term in weather forecasts and everyday conversation about weather in Vietnam.
Examples
- Noun:
- Trời sắp có dông. (A storm is coming.)
- Cơn dông chiều qua rất mạnh. (Yesterday afternoon's thunderstorm was very strong.)
- Hãy cẩn thận với sấm sét trong cơn dông. (Be careful of the lightning and thunder in the storm.)
Advanced Usage
- "dông tố": storm, tempest (a more literary or intense variant).
- Con thuyền phải chống chọi với cơn dông tố. (The boat had to battle the tempest.)
- "nổi dông": for a storm to arise/break out.
- Trời bỗng nhiên nổi dông. (A storm suddenly broke out.)
Variants and Related Words
- Dông bão (n): storm, typhoon (often implies a larger, more severe storm system).
- Giông (n): A common alternate spelling and pronunciation of dông, with the same meaning.
Synonyms
- Bão (n): storm, typhoon (generally larger and more destructive than a dông).
- Giông tố (n): storm, squall (similar to dông tố).
Related Idioms and Phrases
- (Chạy) như tránh dông: (To run) as if avoiding a storm; to flee quickly.
- Nghe tin, mọi người chạy như tránh dông. (Upon hearing the news, everyone ran as if avoiding a storm.)
- Dông tố cuộc đời: The storms of life (a metaphorical use).
- Anh ấy đã trải qua nhiều dông tố cuộc đời. (He has been through many storms of life.)
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storm; thunderstorm
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