chưa có gió, mõ đã rung
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Meaning · English
No wind yet, and the clapper's already swinging — alarm outrunning its cause.
Literally: no wind yet, the rattle already shakes
Examples
Mới nghe tin đồn đã cuống, chưa có gió mõ đã rung.Panicking at a rumor — the clapper swinging before any wind.
Editorial example (VI sweep batch 040, illustrative)
Sources & notes
Discovered via Tục ngữ, cổ ngữ, gia ngôn (Huỳnh Tịnh Của, 1897; public domain, via vi.wikisource); retrieved 2026-08-01. Source: source ↗ Attested in Tục ngữ, cổ ngữ, gia ngôn (Huỳnh Tịnh Của, 1897). Definition is an original editorial synthesis, not copied from the source.
Common questions
What does “chưa có gió, mõ đã rung” mean?
No wind yet, and the clapper's already swinging — alarm outrunning its cause. Literally: no wind yet, the rattle already shakes
Is “chưa có gió, mõ đã rung” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.