rét

Meaning

1. bitterly cold

   adjective

   cold, freezing, bitterly cold

   A Northern word for winter cold; Saigon, which has no winter, says lạnh.

   • Hà Nội tháng một rét lắm.

     Hà Nội is bitterly cold in January.

   • Trời rét quá, mặc thêm áo đi.

     It's freezing, put another layer on.

   Said everywhere: lạnh.

   Hà Nội onlyto recognize