dông bão

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

giông bão

Etymology

dông +‎ bão.

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [zəwŋ͡m˧˧ ʔɓaːw˦ˀ˥]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [jəwŋ͡m˧˧ ʔɓaːw˧˨]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [jəwŋ͡m˧˧ ʔɓaːw˨˩˦]

Noun

a thunderstorm
Lúc trời dông bão, tôi ra sức ghì mấy cuốn vở sát vào người kẻo gió thổi bay mất.
When it was stormy, I tried my best to hold the notebooks close to my body lest the wind blow them away.

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