chuồn chuồn bay thấp thì mưa, bay cao thì nắng, bay vừa thì râm
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Meaning · English
The weather can be predicted by the height at which dragonflies fly
Literally: Dragonfly flies low then rain, flies high then sun, flies medium then cloud
Where it’s used:
Used
Toàn quốc & hải ngoại · Vietnam-wide & diaspora
Sources & notes
Listed on Vietnamese Wikiquote “Tục ngữ Việt Nam” (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30); definition pending editorial review. Definition drafted by AI (@cf/meta/llama-3.3-70b-instruct-fp8-fast) and auto-approved by rule on 2026-07-30; pending editor spot-check.
Common questions
What does “chuồn chuồn bay thấp thì mưa, bay cao thì nắng, bay vừa thì râm” mean?
The weather can be predicted by the height at which dragonflies fly Literally: Dragonfly flies low then rain, flies high then sun, flies medium then cloud
Is “chuồn chuồn bay thấp thì mưa, bay cao thì nắng, bay vừa thì râm” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.