Definition

1. Noun:
   • "Mưa ngâu": Refers to the persistent, drizzling rain that typically occurs during the seventh month of the lunar calendar (around August in the solar calendar). This term is deeply rooted in Vietnamese culture and folklore.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Trời đang mưa ngâu. (It is drizzling the "mưa ngâu" rain.)
  • Tháng bảy âm lịch thường có mưa ngâu. (The seventh lunar month often has the "mưa ngâu" rain.)

Advanced Usage

• Cultural Connotation: "Mưa ngâu" is often associated with the legendary love story of Ngưu Lang (the Cowherd) and Chức Nữ (the Weaver Girl), who are said to meet once a year across the Milky Way. Their tears of joy and sorrow are believed to cause this annual drizzle.
  • Câu chuyện Ngưu Lang - Chức Nữ gắn liền với những cơn mưa ngâu. (The story of the Cowherd and the Weaver Girl is associated with the "mưa ngâu" rains.)

Variants and Related Words

• Mưa dầm (n): A general term for persistent, drizzling rain, not specific to any season.
• Mưa phùn (n): Fine, misty rain.

Synonyms

• Mưa tháng bảy (n): Rain of the seventh month (a more literal synonym).
• Mưa dai (n): Persistent rain (a general descriptive synonym).

Related Idioms

• Mưa ngâu như trút nước: An idiom describing a very heavy downpour, though "mưa ngâu" itself typically implies a lighter, persistent drizzle. This idiom uses "mưa ngâu" for poetic effect to emphasize intensity.
  • Trận mưa chiều nay to quá, mưa ngâu như trút nước. (The rain this afternoon was so heavy, it was pouring cats and dogs.)

1. Lasting rain in the seventh lunar month