mưa dông
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Definition
- Noun:
- Rainstorm, thunderstorm: "mưa dông" refers to a heavy rain event, often accompanied by thunder, lightning, strong winds, and sometimes hail. It is a short-lived but intense weather phenomenon.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- Dự báo thời tiết cho biết chiều nay sẽ có mưa dông. (The weather forecast says there will be a thunderstorm this afternoon.)
- Cơn mưa dông đã làm mát không khí. (The rainstorm cooled down the air.)
- Chúng tôi phải tạm dừng trận đấu vì mưa dông. (We had to pause the match because of the thunderstorm.)
Advanced Usage
"cơn mưa dông": a rainstorm/thunderstorm event.
- Một cơn mưa dông bất chợt ập đến. (A sudden thunderstorm arrived.)
"giông tố": This is a more literary or intense synonym, often implying a storm with very strong winds.
- Con thuyền nhỏ chống chọi với giông tố. (The small boat battled the storm.)
Variants and Related Words
Dông (n): storm. This is the core element of the compound "mưa dông".
- Trời đang nổi dông. (A storm is brewing.)
Mưa rào (n): shower, downpour. This refers to heavy rain but may not necessarily include thunder and lightning.
- Cơn mưa rào đến nhanh và tạnh cũng nhanh. (The downpour came and went quickly.)
Synonyms
- Thunderstorm: A storm with thunder and lightning.
- Rainstorm: A storm with heavy rain.
- Tempest: A violent windy storm (more literary).
Related Phrases
Sấm sét: thunder and lightning. These are characteristic elements of a "mưa dông".
- Mưa dông thường đi kèm với sấm sét. (Thunderstorms are often accompanied by thunder and lightning.)
Mưa giông: This is a variant with the same meaning as "mưa dông".
- Trời chuyển mưa giông. (The weather is turning stormy.)
- Rain-storm