TopicTyphoon & storms
폭우
poku · /pʰo.u/Recordings stay in your browser and are never uploaded.
noun
a sudden heavy rainfall
Typhoons often bring hours of continuous downpour.
Examples
갑작스러운 폭우로 지하철 입구가 물에 잠겼습니다.
A sudden downpour flooded the subway entrance.
폭우 동안 우리는 처마 밑에서 기다렸습니다.
We waited under a roof during the downpour.
폭우는 해 지기 직전에 그쳤습니다.
The downpour stopped just before sunset.
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