blizzard; snowstorm (dialect)
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blizzard; snowstorm
dialectA dialectal term widely used in Northern China, especially Inner Mongolia and Northeast China, to describe a fierce, wind-driven snowstorm where the snowflakes are so dense and windblown they appear like white hair flying through the air.
Cǎo草
yuán原
shàng上
guā刮
qǐ起
le了
bái白
máo毛
fēng风
，
jǐ几
bù步
zhī之
wài外
jiù就
kàn看
bú不
jiàn见
rén人
。
A blizzard swept across the grassland, making it impossible to see anyone just a few steps away.
Mù牧
mín民
men们
zuì最
pà怕
yù遇
dào到
bái白
máo毛
fēng风
。
Herdsmen fear encountering a blizzard the most.
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Zhè这
chǎng场
bái白
máo毛
fēng风
bǎ把
lù路
dōu都
fēng封
sǐ死
le了
。
This blizzard completely blocked the roads.