lũ lụt
Definition
- Noun:
- Flood: A natural disaster involving an overflow of a large amount of water, typically from rivers, lakes, or the sea, over land that is usually dry. It implies a severe, widespread, and often destructive inundation.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- Trận lũ lụt đã phá hủy nhiều ngôi nhà. (The flood destroyed many houses.)
- Người dân đang khắc phục hậu quả sau lũ lụt. (People are dealing with the consequences after the flood.)
- Lũ lụt thường xảy ra vào mùa mưa. (Floods often occur during the rainy season.)
Advanced Usage
- Used to describe a state or period of severe flooding, often with a focus on the catastrophic and prolonged nature of the event, more serious than a simple, temporary overflow ("ngập lụt").
Variants and Related Words
- Ngập lụt (n): Flooding; often refers to a less severe or more localized inundation.
- Đường phố bị ngập lụt sau cơn mưa. (The streets were flooded after the rain.)
- Lũ (n): Flash flood or flood; can refer to the floodwaters themselves or a sudden, powerful surge of water.
- Lũ từ thượng nguồn đang đổ về. (Floodwaters from upstream are rushing down.)
Synonyms
- Flood: The general term for an overflow of water.
- Inundation: A more formal term for flooding.
- Deluge: A severe flood or a heavy downpour causing flooding.
Related Idioms
- Lụt lội: A colloquial reduplication emphasizing the state of widespread flooding.
- Cả vùng đang lụt lội. (The whole area is flooded.)
- Chạy lũ: To flee from a flood.
- Dân làng phải chạy lũ lên vùng cao. (Villagers had to flee the flood to higher ground.)