Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Đầu năm sương muối, cuối năm gió bấc

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Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

A difficult start leads to a hard end

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

khởi đầu khó khăn dẫn đến kết thúc khó khăn

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Literally: New year's fog and salt, end of year's strong wind

Examples

Năm nay đầu năm sương muối, cuối năm gió bấc, công việc gì cũng khó khăn.This year started with difficulties and ended with hardships, every task was challenging.

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Sources & notes

Headword listed in the vdict.com proverb dictionary index (discovery source; headword only — no source content copied). Entered as candidate 2026-08-05; definition pending editorial review. Definition drafted by AI (@cf/meta/llama-3.3-70b-instruct-fp8-fast) and auto-approved by rule on 2026-08-09; pending editor spot-check.

Common questions

What does “Đầu năm sương muối, cuối năm gió bấc” mean?

A difficult start leads to a hard end Literally: New year's fog and salt, end of year's strong wind

Is “Đầu năm sương muối, cuối năm gió bấc” formal or informal?

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