tuyết lở
Definition
- Noun:
- Avalanche: A rapid, massive flow of snow, ice, rock, and debris down a mountainside, often triggered by factors like heavy snowfall, earthquakes, or human activity. It is a powerful and dangerous natural phenomenon.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- Một trận tuyết lở lớn đã chặn đường hầm. (A large avalanche blocked the tunnel.)
- Nguy cơ tuyết lở rất cao sau cơn bão tuyết. (The avalanche risk is very high after the snowstorm.)
- Các nhà leo núi được cảnh báo về hiểm họa tuyết lở. (The climbers were warned about the avalanche hazard.)
Advanced Usage
- The term can be used metaphorically to describe something that arrives or happens in an overwhelming, unstoppable quantity or manner.
- Công ty phải đối mặt với một cơn tuyết lở khiếu nại từ khách hàng. (The company faced an avalanche of customer complaints.)
Variants and Related Words
- Lở tuyết: A less common variant with the same meaning as "tuyết lở".
- Lở đất (n): Landslide (a similar phenomenon involving earth and rock instead of snow).
- Lở núi (n): Rockslide, mountain collapse.
Synonyms
- Avalanche: The direct and most common equivalent.
- Snowslide: A less technical synonym.
Related Idioms
- Như tuyết lở: Used to describe an action or event that gains momentum and becomes unstoppable, similar to "like an avalanche".
- Tin đồn lan truyền như tuyết lở. (The rumor spread like an avalanche.)