鹅毛大雪 é máo dà xuě
heavy snow with large flakes; snow falling like goose feathers
Literally: goose feather big snow
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Origin
Descriptive; the image of goose-feather snowflakes appears in Tang poetry, e.g. Bai Juyi.
How to use it
Noun phrase; neutral. 下起了鹅毛大雪.
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- 早上一开门,外面正下着鹅毛大雪。Zǎoshang yī kāi mén, wàimiàn zhèng xià zhe é máo dà xuě.When I opened the door in the morning, heavy snow was falling outside.morning once open door, outside just fall (particle) goose feather big snow
- 北方的冬天常常有鹅毛大雪,南方很少见。Běifāng de dōngtiān chángcháng yǒu é máo dà xuě, nánfāng hěn shǎo jiàn.Winters in the north often bring heavy snowfalls, which are rarely seen in the south.north (particle) winter often have goose feather big snow, south very rarely see
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