TopicTyphoon & storms
mưa xối xả
mua xoi xa · /mɨə˨˩ soj˦˥ sa˧˨/Recordings stay in your browser and are never uploaded.
noun
a sudden heavy rainfall
Typhoons often bring hours of continuous downpour.
Examples
Mưa xối xả đột ngột làm ngập lối vào tàu điện ngầm.
A sudden downpour flooded the subway entrance.
Chúng tôi đứng dưới mái chờ trong cơn mưa xối xả.
We waited under a roof during the downpour.
Mưa xối xả tạnh ngay trước lúc hoàng hôn.
The downpour stopped just before sunset.
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