TopicTyphoon & storms
태풍
taepung · /tʰɛ.pʰuŋ/Recordings stay in your browser and are never uploaded.
noun
a strong tropical cyclone in the western Pacific
Same storm type as a hurricane, named by ocean basin.
Examples
이번 주말 강한 태풍이 해안에 접근하고 있습니다.
A strong typhoon is approaching the coast this weekend.
태풍 경보 때문에 학교가 일찍 문을 닫았습니다.
Schools closed early because of the typhoon warning.
그 태풍은 폭우와 위험한 바람을 몰고 왔습니다.
The typhoon brought heavy rain and dangerous winds.
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