phùn
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Definition
- Adjective:
- Drizzly, misty, mizzly: Describes a type of very light rain consisting of numerous tiny, fine droplets that fall slowly and often create a misty or hazy atmosphere. It is a characteristic weather phenomenon in Northern Vietnam, especially during late winter and early spring.
Usage Examples
- Adjective:
- Trời hôm nay âm u và mưa phùn. (The sky is gloomy and drizzly today.)
- Sáng sớm, sương và mưa phùn bao phủ cả cánh đồng. (In the early morning, mist and drizzle covered the entire field.)
- Kiểu thời tiết mưa phùn này khiến không khí ẩm ướt và lạnh buốt. (This drizzly weather makes the air damp and piercingly cold.)
Advanced Usage
- "mưa phùn gió bấc": A common phrase describing the typical cold, drizzly weather of the North Vietnamese winter, often accompanied by a northeasterly monsoon wind.
- Mùa đông miền Bắc với những cơn mưa phùn gió bấc. (Northern Vietnamese winters with cold drizzles and northeasterly winds.)
Variants and Related Words
Mưa phùn (noun phrase): The primary compound term meaning "drizzle" or "fine rain." While 'phùn' is an adjective, it is almost exclusively used within this compound.
- Cơn mưa phùn kéo dài suốt buổi chiều. (The drizzle lasted all afternoon.)
Lất phất (adjective/adverb): A near-synonym often used interchangeably with 'phùn' to describe very light, sparse rain.
- Mưa lất phất rơi. (A light sprinkle is falling.)
Synonyms
- Mưa bay (noun phrase): Another term for light, misty rain where the droplets seem to be "flying."
- Mưa bụi (noun phrase): Literally "dust rain," also describing very fine, light drizzle.
Notes on Usage
- The word 'phùn' is rarely used alone in modern Vietnamese. It functions almost exclusively as a descriptive component in the fixed noun phrase "mưa phùn." When used attributively, it directly modifies "mưa" (rain) to specify its type.
- It conveys not just the physical characteristic of the rain but also the associated sensory experience: dampness, cold, and a misty, subdued atmosphere.
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