mây xanh thì nắng mây trắng thì mưa
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Meaning · English
Good weather will follow clear skies, bad weather will follow cloudy skies
Literally: Blue clouds then sunshine, white clouds then rain
Where it’s used:
Used
Toàn quốc & hải ngoại · Vietnam-wide & diaspora
Examples
Mây xanh thì nắng mây trắng thì mưa, chúng ta nên chuẩn bị cho chuyến điSince blue clouds mean sunshine and white clouds mean rain, we should prepare for our trip
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Sources & notes
Listed on Vietnamese Wikiquote “Thành ngữ Việt Nam” (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-31); definition pending editorial review. Definition drafted by AI (@cf/meta/llama-3.3-70b-instruct-fp8-fast) and auto-approved by rule on 2026-07-30; pending editor spot-check.
Common questions
What does “mây xanh thì nắng mây trắng thì mưa” mean?
Good weather will follow clear skies, bad weather will follow cloudy skies Literally: Blue clouds then sunshine, white clouds then rain
Is “mây xanh thì nắng mây trắng thì mưa” formal or informal?
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