cơn mưa đằng đông, vừa trông vừa chạy, cơn mưa đằng nam, vừa làm vừa chơi
In real, traceable use. Part of the curated seed collection; community review is coming.
Rain from the east: watch it and run; rain from the south: work on and play — the sky's directions, sorted by threat.
Examples
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?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.