mưa rào

Level ≈B2 (approx.) noun Top 3,000 most common

Hanoi [mɨə˧˧ zaːw˨˩]Huế [mɨə˧˧ ʐaːw˦˩]Saigon [mɨə˧˧ ɹaːw˨˩] browser voice

Syllables · tones

mưalevelngang ràofallinghuyền

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mưa rào means heavy shower; downpour; cloudburst.

Meanings of mưa rào in English

Noun

heavy shower; downpour; cloudburst

Example sentences with mưa rào

Dự kiến có mưa rào vào thứ Ba. Showers are expected on Tuesday.
Vì cơn mưa rào nên tôi đã bị ướt như chuột lột. We were caught in a shower and got wet to the skin.
Vì gặp cơn mưa rào nên tôi đã bị ướt như chuột lột. We were caught in a shower and got wet to the skin.

Bilingual example sentences from Tatoeba (tatoeba.org, CC BY 2.0 FR).

Historical script (chữ Nôm / Hán)

Before the Latin alphabet (chữ Quốc ngữ) became standard, mưa rào could be written as 湄滛, 湄𩆋, 湄𩆍, 𩄎遙. Today Vietnamese is written only in the Latin alphabet.

Etymology

mưa (“rain”) + rào (“rustling”).

Frequently asked questions

What does mưa rào mean in English?

mưa rào (noun) means "heavy shower; downpour; cloudburst".

How do you pronounce mưa rào?

IPA: Hanoi [mɨə˧˧ zaːw˨˩]; Saigon [mɨə˧˧ ɹaːw˨˩]. Tones: mưa — level tone (ngang), rào — falling tone (huyền).

Meanings, pronunciation and etymology from English Wiktionary (wiktionary.org, via kaikki.org; CC BY-SA 4.0), reviewed and edited; example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). IPA shown for three accents: Hanoi (Northern), Huế (Central) and Saigon (Southern). The Listen button uses your browser's Vietnamese voice, for reference only. Levels are approximate, estimated from word frequency. Spotted a mistake? Let NgonNgu know.