Definition

Noun: * Sunshower: A brief, light rain that falls while the sun is shining. This is the most common and direct translation. * A passing rain shower: A very short-lived rain event, often localized and quick to start and stop.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Trời đang nắng mà lại có mưa bóng mây. (The sun is out, yet there's a sunshower.)
  • Chúng tôi vừa gặp một cơn mưa bóng mây trên đường về. (We just encountered a passing rain shower on the way home.)
  • Mưa bóng mây thường không làm ướt đất nhiều. (Sunshowers usually don't wet the ground much.)

Advanced Usage

• The phrase describes a specific meteorological phenomenon. It is often used to express something pleasant, surprising, or fleeting due to its contradictory nature (rain and sun simultaneously).
• It can be used metaphorically to describe a brief, unexpected event or emotion that passes quickly.
  • Nỗi buồn ấy chỉ như một cơn mưa bóng mây. (That sadness was just like a passing shower.)

Variants and Related Words

• Mưa rào (n): Downpour, heavy rain shower. This is different as it implies heavier, more substantial rain.
• Mưa phùn (n): Drizzle, a very light rain with fine droplets.

Synonyms

• Mưa nắng: Literally "sun-rain," a less common synonym with the same meaning.
• Cơn mưa thoáng qua: A passing rain shower.

Related Idioms

• While "mưa bóng mây" itself is a descriptive term, it is sometimes referenced in folk sayings or poetry about nature's unpredictability and beauty. There is no single, fixed idiom using this exact phrase.