Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Đầu năm sương muối, cuối năm gió nam

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Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

A difficult start leads to an easy end

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

khởi đầu khó khăn dẫn đến kết thúc dễ dàng

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

Examples

Năm ngoái đầu năm sương muối, cuối năm gió nam thật.Last year had a difficult start but an easy end.

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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 nam” mean?

A difficult start leads to an easy end Literally: New year's fog and salt, year's end southern wind

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

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

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