Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Én bay thấp mưa ngập bờ ao; én bay cao mưa rào mau tạnh

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Meaning · English

No matter what happens, the outcome is the same

Literally: Swallows fly low, rain floods the pond edge; swallows fly high, rain showers soon stop

Examples

Dù anh có cố gắng hay không thì kết quả vẫn là như nhau, én bay thấp mưa ngập bờ ao; én bay cao mưa rào mau tạnhWhether you try hard or not, the result is still the same, én bay thấp mưa ngập bờ ao; én bay cao mưa rào mau tạnh

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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 “Én bay thấp mưa ngập bờ ao; én bay cao mưa rào mau tạnh” mean?

No matter what happens, the outcome is the same Literally: Swallows fly low, rain floods the pond edge; swallows fly high, rain showers soon stop

Is “Én bay thấp mưa ngập bờ ao; én bay cao mưa rào mau tạnh” formal or informal?

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