Tiếng Việt · Idiom Attested

cửu hạn phùng cam vũ

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Meaning · English

Long drought meets sweet rain — relief at its most longed-for; one of the four classical joys.

Literally: nine-year drought meets sweet rain

Examples

Gặp lại cố nhân như cửu hạn phùng cam vũ.Meeting an old friend — sweet rain after long drought.

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 “cửu hạn phùng cam vũ” mean?

Long drought meets sweet rain — relief at its most longed-for; one of the four classical joys. Literally: nine-year drought meets sweet rain

Is “cửu hạn phùng cam vũ” formal or informal?

No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.

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