bou6 fung1 jyu5暴風雨暴风雨
Jyutpingbou6 fung1 jyu5
Yalebouh fūng yúh
Definition
Storm, tempest, or rainstorm; sudden and violent wind and rain.
neutralweather
How it's used
While 暴風雨 is the standard term for a storm, it often carries a more dramatic or intense connotation compared to just using 落雨 or 打風. It is frequently used metaphorically to describe turbulent situations or emotional outbursts in a person's life. When referring to the weather, it is almost always paired with the measure word 場.
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coeng4場chèunghExamples
There is a huge storm happening outside.
You still want to go out to sea tomorrow? There's such a big storm coming.
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Grammar guides
- Directional complementsThe small words added after a verb to show direction of movement, like up, down, out, in, and back. Common in everyday Cantonese.
- DemonstrativesThis and that with 呢 and 嗰, the personal pronouns, and how 哋 turns I, you, and he into we, you all, and they.
- Resultative complementsSticking a result word onto a verb to show how it turned out, like eat until full or look and find. A productive everyday pattern.
