giăng quầng thì cạn, giăng tán thì mưa

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Meaning · English

A haloed moon means drought; a veiled moon means rain — read tomorrow in tonight's ring.

Literally: moon haloed: shallow; moon canopied: rain

Examples

Trăng quầng thì hạn, trăng tán thì mưa.Halo, drought; veil, rain.

Editorial example (VI sweep batch 040, illustrative)

Sources & notes

Discovered via Nam ngạn chích cẩm (Phạm Quang Sán, 1918; public domain, via vi.wikisource); retrieved 2026-08-01. Source: source ↗ Attested in Nam ngạn chích cẩm (Phạm Quang Sán, 1918). Definition is an original editorial synthesis, not copied from the source.

Common questions

What does “giăng quầng thì cạn, giăng tán thì mưa” mean?

A haloed moon means drought; a veiled moon means rain — read tomorrow in tonight's ring. Literally: moon haloed: shallow; moon canopied: rain

Is “giăng quầng thì cạn, giăng tán thì mưa” formal or informal?

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