Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Đầu năm sương muối, cuối năm gió mồm

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Meaning · English

Starts well but ends poorly

Literally: New year's mist, year's end mouth wind

Examples

Dự án đó bắt đầu rất tốt, nhưng đầu năm sương muối, cuối năm gió mồmThat project started very well, but it began with mist and ended with mouth wind

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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 mồm” mean?

Starts well but ends poorly Literally: New year's mist, year's end mouth wind

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

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

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