mưa phùn
Definition
- Noun:
- Drizzle / Fine rain: A light rain consisting of very small, fine water droplets that fall slowly and often appear mist-like. It is typically associated with cold or chilly weather, especially in winter.
- Mizzle: A synonym for a very fine, dense drizzle.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- Trời hôm nay có mưa phùn. (There is drizzle today.)
- Mưa phùn làm không khí lạnh và ẩm ướt. (The drizzle makes the air cold and damp.)
- Mùa đông miền Bắc Việt Nam thường có mưa phùn. (Northern Vietnam's winter often has fine rain.)
Advanced Usage
- "mưa phùn gió bấc": A common phrase describing typical cold, damp winter weather, combining "drizzle" with "north wind."
- Thời tiết mưa phùn gió bấc rất khó chịu. (The weather with drizzle and north wind is very unpleasant.)
Variants and Related Words
Mưa bụi (n): Another term for a very light, dust-like rain, similar to drizzle.
- Mưa bụi thường không ướt áo. (Dust-like rain often doesn't wet your clothes.)
Mưa lâm thâm (n): A regional term for light, persistent drizzling rain.
Synonyms
- Drizzle: Light rain with very fine drops.
- Mizzle: Fine, misty drizzle.
- Sprinkle: A very light, brief rain.
Related Idioms
- Thời tiết mưa phùn: Drizzly weather. Used to describe a cold, damp, drizzling day.
- Cả tuần là thời tiết mưa phùn. (It's been drizzly weather all week.)