mưa
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Definition
Noun:
- Rain: Water that falls in drops from clouds in the sky. It is a natural meteorological phenomenon.
- A shower / A fall of something: Used figuratively to describe a large quantity of things falling or descending rapidly, similar to rain.
Verb:
- To rain: The action of water falling from the sky as precipitation.
Usage Examples
Noun:
- Cơn mưa rất to. (The rain is very heavy.)
- Thành phố này có lượng mưa cao. (This city has high rainfall.)
- Một cơn mưa hoa giấy. (A shower of paper flowers.)
Verb:
- Trời đang mưa. (It is raining.)
- Hôm qua trời mưa cả ngày. (It rained all day yesterday.)
Advanced Usage
"mưa dầm": persistent, drizzling rain. Often used metaphorically for a persistent, nagging effect.
- Lời chỉ trích cứ như mưa dầm thấm lâu. (The criticism was like persistent drizzle, soaking in slowly.)
"mưa lũ": flood-inducing rain; torrential rain leading to floods.
- Miền Trung thường chịu ảnh hưởng của mưa lũ. (The Central region is often affected by flood-inducing rains.)
Variants and Related Words
Mưa đá (n): hail; frozen raindrops.
- Trận mưa đá làm hỏng mùa màng. (The hailstorm damaged the crops.)
Mưa phùn (n): drizzle; very light rain with fine droplets.
- Trời se lạnh với vài hạt mưa phùn. (The weather was chilly with a bit of drizzle.)
Mưa rào (n): rain shower; a short period of heavy rain.
- Cơn mưa rào đến rồi đi rất nhanh. (The rain shower came and went very quickly.)
Synonyms
- Precipitation: (Formal) any form of water falling from the sky, including rain.
- Downpour: a heavy fall of rain.
- Drizzle: light rain.
Related Idioms
Làm mưa làm gió: to throw one's weight around; to have great influence and power (literally: to make rain and make wind).
- Ông ấy có thể làm mưa làm gió trong ngành này. (He can throw his weight around in this industry.)
Mưa thuận gió hoà: favorable weather; used to wish for smooth and favorable conditions (literally: compliant rain, harmonious wind).
- Cầu mong mưa thuận gió hoà cho mùa màng bội thu. (Wishing for favorable weather for a bountiful harvest.)
Khóc như mưa: to cry profusely (literally: to cry like rain).
- Đứa trẻ khóc như mưa khi bị mất đồ chơi. (The child cried profusely when he lost his toy.)