Definition

Noun: 1. A strong, stormy wind; a gale: Refers specifically to a powerful, often destructive wind associated with storms. 2. Windstorm: Describes a weather phenomenon characterized by strong winds, typically without significant precipitation like rain or snow, though it can be part of a larger storm system.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Cơn gió bảo thổi làm đổ cây cối trong vườn. (The gale blew down the trees in the garden.)
  • Trước khi cơn bão đổ bộ, gió bảo đã thổi rất mạnh. (Before the storm made landfall, the storm winds were blowing very strongly.)
  • Dự báo thời tiết cảnh báo có gió bảo ở vùng biển. (The weather forecast warns of a windstorm in the coastal area.)

Advanced Usage

• This term is often used in literary or descriptive contexts to evoke the power and force of the wind. It is more specific and intense than the general word for wind, "gió".
• It can be used metaphorically to describe a powerful, sweeping force of change or disruption.
  • Cơn gió bảo của cách mạng đã thay đổi đất nước. (The gale of revolution changed the country.)

Variants and Related Words

• Gió (n): Wind. The general term.
• Bão (n): Storm, typhoon, hurricane. A more severe weather system that often includes gió bảo.
• Cuồng phong (n): Hurricane-force wind; violent storm. A literary synonym emphasizing extreme violence.
• Áp thấp nhiệt đới (n): Tropical depression. A weather system that can produce gió bảo.

Synonyms

• Cuồng phong: Violent storm, hurricane (more intense).
• Gió giật: Gusty wind (emphasizes sudden, powerful bursts).
• Gió mạnh: Strong wind (a more general description).

Related Idioms

• Đầu voi đuôi chuột: Literally "elephant's head, mouse's tail"; meaning something that starts impressively (like a storm) but ends weakly or insignificantly. While not containing "gió bảo", it can describe an event that was threatening like a storm but fizzled out.
• Gió táp mưa sa: Literally "wind beats, rain pours"; meaning to face hardships and difficulties, often in life's journey. It shares the thematic element of battling harsh weather.

noun

1. windstorm