Definition

1. Noun:
   • The prolonged cold of the first lunar month: A specific period of sustained cold weather occurring during the first month of the lunar calendar, typically in Northern Vietnam.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Miền Bắc thường trải qua đợt rét dài sau Tết Nguyên Đán. (The North often experiences the rét dài period after the Lunar New Year.)
  • Rét dài có thể ảnh hưởng đến mùa màng. (The rét dài can affect crops.)

Advanced Usage

• The term is often used in meteorological, agricultural, and cultural contexts to describe a characteristic weather phenomenon of the region, distinct from shorter cold spells.

Variants and Related Words

• Rét (n): cold, cold weather.

  • Trời đang chuyển rét. (The weather is turning cold.)

• Rét đậm, rét hại (n): severe, damaging cold spell.

  • Đợt rét đậm, rét hại gây thiệt hại lớn. (The severe cold spell caused significant damage.)

Synonyms

• Prolonged cold spell: A period of cold weather that lasts for an extended time.
• Early-year cold: Cold occurring in the early part of the year (lunar calendar).

Related Cultural Concepts

• Rét nàng Bân: A specific, shorter period of cold said to occur in the third lunar month, named from folklore.
  • Rét nàng Bân thường ngắn hơn rét dài. (The rét nàng Bân is usually shorter than the rét dài.)