Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Blowing gently, wafting softly: Describes a light, gentle, and pleasant movement of air or wind.
   • Slightly cool and refreshing: Often used to describe a breeze that brings a mild, agreeable coolness.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • Gió mùa hè thổi hây hẩy qua khu vườn. (The summer breeze blew gently through the garden.)
  • Trời se lạnh, gió đông nam hây hẩy. (The weather was chilly, with a soft, whiffing south-easterly wind.)
  • Cảm nhận làn gió hây hẩy mát rượi. (Feeling the refreshingly cool, gentle breeze.)

Advanced Usage

• "hây hẩy lạnh": gently and coolly blowing.
  • Sáng sớm, gió từ sông thổi hây hẩy lạnh. (In the early morning, the wind from the river blew with a gentle coolness.)

Variants and Related Words

• Hây hây (adj): A variant with a similar meaning, often used in poetry or descriptive writing to emphasize the gentle, continuous nature of the breeze.
  • Gió nồm hây hây. (The south-easterly wind whiffing.)

Synonyms

• Phảng phất: to be faintly perceptible (often for smells, but can describe a light touch of wind).
• Thoảng qua: to pass by lightly or fleetingly.
• Nhè nhẹ: softly, gently.

Notes on Meaning

• The word "hây hẩy" is primarily used in literary, poetic, or descriptive contexts to depict a very specific, gentle quality of wind. It is not typically used in casual, everyday speech for strong winds.
• It often carries a positive connotation, associated with comfort, refreshment, and pleasant weather.

1. Whiffing
   • Gió nồm hây hây
     There was a whiff of south-easterly wind