🇨🇳Chinese Source WordCode: ZH

季风雨

Native Script:季风雨 / 季候风雨

Pronunciation / Transliteration: jifeng-yu

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Monsoon Rains/ˌmɒnˈsuːn reɪnz/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #3250 frequency
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🇨🇳 Example Sentence in Chinese:

"季风雨为干旱的农田带来了急需的水源。"

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    Heavy, persistent seasonal rainfall associated with the southwest monsoon winds in South and Southeast Asia.

    "The monsoon rains brought welcome relief to the parched agricultural plains across the river valley."
  2. 2

    Any torrential downpour or seasonal rainy period characterized by flooding and dramatic weather shifts.

    "Farmers eagerly prepare their terraces ahead of the annual monsoon rains."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

From Portuguese 'monção', from Arabic 'mawsim' (مَوْسِم) meaning 'season' or 'appropriate season for a voyage', combined with Old English 'regn'. Refers to the life-giving seasonal prevailing winds and accompanying heavy rains across South Asia.

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🇫🇷French → English

Pluies de mousson

Transliteration: pluies-de-mousson

"Les pluies de mousson ont revitalisé les rizières de la région."

🇩🇪German → English

Monsunregen

Transliteration: monsunregen

"Der heftige Monsunregen verwandelte die Straßen in reißende Bäche."

🇮🇹Italian → English

Piogge monsoniche

Transliteration: piogge-monsoniche

"Le piogge monsoniche sono fondamentali per l'agricoltura locale."

🇪🇸Spanish → English

Lluvias monzónicas

Transliteration: lluvias-monzonicas

"Las lluvias monzónicas llegaron con gran intensidad este año."

🇵🇹Portuguese → English

Chuvas de monção

Transliteration: chuvas-de-moncao

"As chuvas de monção renovaram as plantações e os reservatórios de água."

🇮🇳Hindi → English

मानसूनी बारिश

Transliteration: mansooni-baarish

Script: मानसूनी बारिश / वर्षा ऋतु

"मानसूनी बारिश ने किसानों के चेहरों पर खुशी ला दी।"

🇨🇳Chinese → English

季风雨

Transliteration: jifeng-yu

Script: 季风雨 / 季候风雨

"季风雨为干旱的农田带来了急需的水源。"

🇰🇷Korean → English

몬순 우기 비

Transliteration: monsun-ugi-bi

Script: 계절풍의 비 / 몬순 강우

"몬순 우기의 폭우로 강물이 급격히 불어났다."

🇯🇵Japanese → English

モンスーンの雨

Transliteration: monsuun-no-ame

Script: モンスーン雨 / 季節風の雨

"激しいモンスーンの雨が大地を潤した。"

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