daai6 syut3 fan1 fei1大雪紛飛大雪纷飞
Jyutpingdaai6 syut3 fan1 fei1
Yaledaaih syut fān fēi
Definition
To snow heavily, with snowflakes swirling and flying in the air.
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How it's used
This idiom describes a scene of heavy snowfall where flakes are flying everywhere. It carries a literary or descriptive tone, often used in storytelling or when painting a vivid picture of harsh weather conditions. While it is understood in daily conversation, it is not a term used to describe a simple light snowfall.
Examples
It is snowing heavily outside, are you still going out?
It is often snowing heavily here in winter, it is very cold.
Related words
Common phrases
a night with heavy snow falling
Common mistake
Avoid using this to describe a light flurry or a gentle snowfall, as the term implies a significant, visually overwhelming amount of snow. It is a descriptive idiom rather than a technical weather report term.
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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.
