Tiếng Việt · Idiom Attested

liệu gió phất cờ

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Meaning · English

Read the wind before waving the flag — commitment timed to the gust.

Literally: gauge the wind to flourish the flag

Examples

Tay ấy chỉ liệu gió phất cờ.That one waves whichever way the wind reads.

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 “liệu gió phất cờ” mean?

Read the wind before waving the flag — commitment timed to the gust. Literally: gauge the wind to flourish the flag

Is “liệu gió phất cờ” formal or informal?

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

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