Mây tắt chẻ ngược, mây nước chẻ xuôi, mây đắng chẻ đầu đuôi chẻ lại

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Meaning · English

Different types of clouds have distinct shapes

Literally: Clouds split in reverse, water clouds split downwards, bitter clouds split head and tail again

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Khi nhìn lên bầu trời, tôi nhận thấy mái tắt chẻ ngược, mây nước chẻ xuôi, mây đắng chẻ đầu đuôi chẻ lạiWhen looking up at the sky, I notice the clouds split in different ways

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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 2026-08-07; pending editor spot-check.

Common questions

What does “Mây tắt chẻ ngược, mây nước chẻ xuôi, mây đắng chẻ đầu đuôi chẻ lại” mean?

Different types of clouds have distinct shapes Literally: Clouds split in reverse, water clouds split downwards, bitter clouds split head and tail again

Is “Mây tắt chẻ ngược, mây nước chẻ xuôi, mây đắng chẻ đầu đuôi chẻ lại” formal or informal?

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