Definition

Noun: - Windstorm, Hurricane, Cyclone: A violent weather phenomenon characterized by extremely strong winds, often accompanied by heavy rain, that can cause significant damage to structures, trees, and the environment. It refers broadly to a severe tropical storm.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Từ tháng tám trở đi là mùa gió bão ở miền Trung và Bắc Việt Nam. (From August onwards, it is the windstorm season in Central and North Vietnam.)
  • Cơn gió bão đã làm đổ nhiều cây cối. (The hurricane knocked down many trees.)
  • Người dân phải sơ tán trước khi gió bão đổ bộ. (People had to evacuate before the cyclone made landfall.)

Advanced Usage

• The term "gió bão" is often used metaphorically to describe a tumultuous, chaotic, or highly intense situation, similar to "a storm" in English.
  • Cuộc đời anh ấy trải qua nhiều gió bão. (His life has gone through many storms/turmoils.)

Variants and Related Words

• Bão (n): Storm, typhoon, hurricane. This is the core word for "storm," while "gió bão" emphasizes the wind aspect.
  • Dự báo có một cơn bão mạnh. (Forecast predicts a strong storm.)
• Áp thấp nhiệt đới (n): Tropical depression.
• Bão nhiệt đới (n): Tropical storm.

Synonyms

• Windstorm: A storm with very strong wind but little or no precipitation.
• Hurricane: A severe tropical cyclone with sustained winds of 74 mph (119 km/h) or higher, especially in the Atlantic and Northeast Pacific.
• Cyclone: A large-scale air mass that rotates around a strong center of low pressure, used broadly for such storms in the South Pacific and Indian Ocean.
• Typhoon: A mature tropical cyclone occurring in the Northwest Pacific region.
• Tempest: A violent windy storm (literary).

Related Idioms

• Gió bão táp mưa sa: To go through hardships and tribulations; to weather life's storms.
  • Họ đã cùng nhau trải qua gió bão táp mưa sa. (They have weathered life's storms together.)
• Đầu gió bão: To be at the center or forefront of a conflict or turbulent event.
  • Anh ấy luôn đứng đầu gió bão trong các cuộc tranh luận. (He is always at the eye of the storm in debates.)

1. windstorm, hurricane, cyclone
   • Từ tháng tám trở đi là mùa gió bão ở miền Trung và Bắc Việt Nam
     From August onwards, it is the season of windstorm in Central and North Vietnam