cơn mưa đằng đông, vừa trông vừa chạy, cơn mưa đằng nam, vừa làm vừa chơi

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Meaning · English

Rain from the east: watch it and run; rain from the south: work on and play — the sky's directions, sorted by threat.

Literally: eastern rain: watch and flee; southern rain: work and play

Examples

Cơn đằng đông vừa trông vừa chạy, cơn đằng nam vừa làm vừa chơi.East rain, run; south rain, carry on.

Editorial example (VI sweep batch 040, illustrative)

Sources & notes

Discovered via Nam ngạn chích cẩm (Phạm Quang Sán, 1918; public domain, via vi.wikisource); retrieved 2026-08-01. Source: source ↗ Attested in Nam ngạn chích cẩm (Phạm Quang Sán, 1918). Definition is an original editorial synthesis, not copied from the source.

Common questions

What does “cơn mưa đằng đông, vừa trông vừa chạy, cơn mưa đằng nam, vừa làm vừa chơi” mean?

Rain from the east: watch it and run; rain from the south: work on and play — the sky's directions, sorted by threat. Literally: eastern rain: watch and flee; southern rain: work and play

Is “cơn mưa đằng đông, vừa trông vừa chạy, cơn mưa đằng nam, vừa làm vừa chơi” formal or informal?

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