daai6 fung1 jyu5大風雨大风雨
Jyutpingdaai6 fung1 jyu5
Yaledaaih fūng yúh
Definition
A heavy rainstorm; strong wind and heavy rain.
colloquialweather
How it's used
Refers specifically to intense weather conditions involving both strong winds and heavy precipitation. It is often used as a noun to describe the state of the weather rather than just a meteorological event. Unlike formal reports that might use more technical terms, this is the standard way to describe a bad storm in daily conversation.
Examples
It is very stormy outside, you better not go out.
There was a big storm last night, leaving leaves all over the ground.
Related words
Common phrases
stormy weather
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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.
