triều cường
Definition
- Noun:
- Spring tide: The exceptionally high tide that occurs when the sun and moon are aligned, during new and full moons, resulting in the greatest tidal range.
- High tide / High water: More generally, can refer to the state of the tide when the water level is at its highest point.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- Thành phố thường xuyên bị ngập khi có triều cường. (The city often floods during spring tide.)
- Mực nước triều cường hôm nay lên rất cao. (The high tide water level today rose very high.)
- Ngư dân cần biết giờ triều cường để ra khơi. (Fishermen need to know the time of high tide to set sail.)
Advanced Usage
- "Triều cường kết hợp với mưa lớn": Spring tide combined with heavy rain.
- Triều cường kết hợp với mưa lớn gây ngập lụt nghiêm trọng. (Spring tide combined with heavy rain causes serious flooding.)
Variants and Related Words
- Triều kiệt (n): Neap tide (the tide with the least difference between high and low water).
- Thủy triều (n): Tide (the general, regular rise and fall of sea levels).
- Nước lớn (n): Common colloquial term for high tide.
Synonyms
- Spring tide: The specific astronomical high tide.
- High tide / High water: The general state of the tide being at its peak.
Related Terms
- Ngập do triều cường: Tidal flooding, often used in environmental and urban planning contexts.
- Đỉnh triều: Tide peak, the maximum height of a high tide.