tạnh gió
Definition
- Adjective:
- To stop blowing / to cease (of wind): Describes the state when the wind has completely stopped or died down after a period of blowing.
- To become calm (of wind): Indicates a change in weather conditions where windy conditions subside, resulting in calm air.
Usage Examples
- Adjective:
- Trời đã tạnh gió, chúng ta có thể ra khơi. (The wind has stopped, we can set sail.)
- Chiều nay nếu tạnh gió thì sẽ ấm hơn. (If the wind dies down this afternoon, it will be warmer.)
- Sau cơn bão, biển chỉ yên lặng khi đã tạnh gió. (After the storm, the sea is only calm once the wind has ceased.)
Advanced Usage
- Used primarily in descriptive contexts about weather and atmospheric conditions. It often implies a noticeable change from a previous state of being windy.
Variants and Related Words
Tạnh mưa (v): to stop raining.
- Trời vừa tạnh mưa. (It just stopped raining.)
Ngớt gió (v): for the wind to abate or lessen in intensity (a close synonym, though "tạnh gió" implies a complete stop).
- Gió đã ngớt nhiều so với sáng nay. (The wind has abated a lot compared to this morning.)
Synonyms
- To die down: (of wind) to become gradually less strong until it stops.
- To subside: to become less intense or active.
- To cease: to come to an end; to stop.
Related Idioms
- Trời yên bể lặng: Literally "calm sky, still sea," meaning a state of complete peace and tranquility, often after a storm. This idiom conceptually relates to the calm following windy or turbulent conditions.
- Mọi tranh cãi qua đi, giờ đây gia đình lại sống trong cảnh trời yên bể lặng. (All arguments have passed, and now the family lives in a state of perfect peace.)