mưa bay
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Definition
- Noun:
- Spray-like rain / Fine rain: A light rain consisting of very small, fine droplets that appear to float or drift in the air like mist or spray, rather than fall directly.
- Drizzling mist: A precipitation that is finer than drizzle, often carried by the wind, creating a hazy, wet atmosphere.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- Ngoài trời chỉ có mưa bay thôi, không cần mang ô đâu. (It's only spray-like rain outside; you don't need an umbrella.)
- Sáng sớm, mưa bay làm không khí mát mẻ và ẩm ướt. (In the early morning, the fine rain made the air cool and damp.)
- Chúng tôi vẫn đi bộ dưới làn mưa bay. (We still walked in the drifting misty rain.)
Advanced Usage
- The term "mưa bay" often describes a specific atmospheric condition, particularly in coastal, mountainous, or early morning settings where wind disperses the rain. It conveys a sense of lightness and permeation, contrasting with heavier, direct rainfall.
Variants and Related Words
- Mưa phùn (n): A closely related term for drizzle or very light rain, though droplets may be slightly more defined and less wind-driven than .
- Trời đang mưa phùn. (It's drizzling.)
- Mưa bụi (n): Another term for a very fine, dust-like rain.
- Mưa bụi rơi nhè nhẹ. (The fine dust-like rain falls gently.)
Synonyms
- Driving mist: A mist carried by the wind.
- Fine spray: A shower of very small liquid particles.
- Spitting rain: Intermittent, very light rain (colloquial).
Related Idioms and Phrases
- While "mưa bay" itself is not commonly part of a fixed idiom, it is used descriptively in poetry and literature to evoke a soft, melancholic, or romantic mood associated with faint, wind-blown rain.
- Spray-like rain