Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Đông chết se, hè chết lụt

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Meaning · English

Extremes of weather can be disastrous

Literally: Winter dies of cold, summer dies of flood

Examples

Mùa đông năm ngoái, làng tôi bị đông chết se, mùa hè năm nay lại bị lụtLast winter, my village suffered from the extreme cold, and this summer, it was flooded

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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 2026-08-08; pending editor spot-check.

Common questions

What does “Đông chết se, hè chết lụt” mean?

Extremes of weather can be disastrous Literally: Winter dies of cold, summer dies of flood

Is “Đông chết se, hè chết lụt” formal or informal?

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

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