mùa hạ
Definition
- Noun:
- Summer: One of the four temperate seasons, occurring between spring and autumn. It is typically characterized by the warmest weather of the year, longer daylight hours, and specific associated activities or natural phenomena.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- Mùa hạ ở đây rất nóng và ẩm. (Summer here is very hot and humid.)
- Trẻ em thường được nghỉ học vào mùa hạ. (Children usually have a school break during summer.)
- Hoa phượng nở đỏ rực báo hiệu mùa hạ. (The bright red blooming flame trees signal the arrival of summer.)
Advanced Usage
- The term "mùa hạ" is considered slightly more literary or formal in modern Vietnamese. In everyday conversation, "mùa hè" is more commonly used with the same meaning.
Variants and Related Words
Mùa hè (n): Summer. The more common synonym for "mùa hạ".
- Chúng tôi sẽ đi biển vào mùa hè. (We will go to the beach in the summer.)
Hạ (n, literary): Can be used poetically to mean summer.
- Cơn mưa hạ. (A summer rain.)
Synonyms
- Summer: The warmest season of the year.
- Summertime: The period or season of summer.
Related Idioms
Nắng như đổ lửa: (Sunshine as if pouring fire) - Used to describe intense, scorching summer heat.
- Giữa trưa mùa hạ, nắng như đổ lửa. (At noon in summer, the sun is scorching.)
Cái nóng oi ả của mùa hạ: (The stifling heat of summer) - Describes the hot, humid, and oppressive air typical of summer in some regions.