Definition

1. Noun:
   • Drought and heat / Hot drought: A prolonged period of dry weather with intense sunshine and high temperatures, leading to a severe lack of water. It describes the combined condition of heat and drought.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Miền Trung đang trải qua một đợt nắng hạn kéo dài. (The Central region is experiencing a prolonged period of hot drought.)
  • Nắng hạn làm cho cây cối khô héo. (The drought and heat cause the plants to wither.)
  • Người nông dân lo lắng vì nắng hạn. (The farmers are worried because of the hot drought.)

Advanced Usage

• The term "nắng hạn" is often used in meteorological, agricultural, and environmental contexts to describe a damaging climatic condition. It implies a more severe and sustained state than just a sunny day.

Variants and Related Words

• Hạn hán (n): drought. This focuses more on the lack of water.

  • Hạn hán đe dọa mùa màng. (The drought threatens the harvest.)

• Nắng nóng (n): hot sunshine, heatwave. This focuses more on the high temperature.

  • Đợt nắng nóng kỷ lục. (A record heatwave.)

Synonyms

• Dry heat: A period of hot weather with low humidity.
• Drought conditions: A state of inadequate rainfall leading to dryness.

Related Idioms

• Trời nắng chang chang: The sun is blazing intensely. This describes the visual intensity of the sun but not necessarily a prolonged drought.
  • Giữa trưa, trời nắng chang chang. (At noon, the sun is blazing.)