mưa bụi
Definition
- Noun:
- Small drizzling rain: A very light rain consisting of extremely fine water droplets, often barely wetting surfaces. It is mist-like and lacks the force or distinct drops of typical rain.
- Drizzle: A synonym for a light, fine rain that falls steadily.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- Trời đang mưa bụi. (It is drizzling.)
- Mưa bụi làm không khí mát mẻ hơn. (The drizzle makes the air cooler.)
- Cô ấy đi bộ dưới cơn mưa bụi mà không cần ô. (She walked in the fine rain without an umbrella.)
Advanced Usage
- "mưa bụi mùa xuân": spring drizzle.
- Mưa bụi mùa xuân mang lại sự tươi mới cho cây cối. (Spring drizzle brings freshness to the plants.)
Variants and Related Words
- Mưa phùn (n): A very close synonym, also meaning fine, drizzling rain, often used interchangeably in many contexts.
- Thời tiết hôm nay chỉ có mưa phùn. (The weather today only has a light drizzle.)
Synonyms
- Drizzle: Light rain with very small drops.
- Mist: A weather condition with fine water droplets suspended in the air, often related to light precipitation.
- Sprinkle: A very light, brief rain.
Related Idioms
- Mưa bụi chẳng thấm đất: Literally "fine rain doesn't soak the ground"; used to describe something insignificant or an action that has no real effect or impact.
- Lời hứa của anh ta như mưa bụi chẳng thấm đất. (His promises are like drizzle that doesn't soak the ground—ineffectual.)
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Small drizzling rain
