No. 795 in Vietnamese
mây
"Cloud."
In a sentence
Trên bầu trời, những đám mây trắng bay lơ lửng.
In the sky, white clouds are floating.
The word 'mây' here means 'clouds', representing a visible mass of condensed water vapor floating in the atmosphere.
Bức tranh này được vẽ bằng màu xanh của trời và màu trắng của mây.
This painting is painted using the blue of the sky and the white of the clouds.
In this sentence, 'mây' is used to refer to clouds as a source of inspiration or depicted element in art.
Khi đi leo núi, chúng tôi đã chạm đến tầng mây thấp.
While hiking, we reached the low cloud layer.
Here, the term 'mây' describes a specific part of the atmosphere where clouds form, relating to a physical experience.
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