黄こう砂さ現げん象しょう

noun

yellow sand phenomenon

A weather phenomenon in which fine sand particles from deserts in China and Mongolia are carried by strong winds to East Asia, causing hazy skies and health concerns. Often referred to simply as 黄砂 (こうさ).

See also: 黄砂

• 春はるになると、黄こう砂さ現げん象しょうで空そらが黄き色いろくかすむことがある。

  In spring, the sky sometimes turns yellow and hazy due to the yellow sand phenomenon.

• 黄こう砂さ現げん象しょうの影えい響きょうで、洗せん濯たく物ものを外そとに干ほせない日ひが続つづいた。

  Because of the yellow sand phenomenon, there were days when we couldn't hang laundry outside.