Mồng chín tháng chín không mưa, thì con bán cả cày bừa mà ăn
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If there's no rain by the ninth of the ninth month, the crops will fail
Nếu không có mưa vào thời điểm quan trọng thì mùa màng sẽ thất bại
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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 “Mồng chín tháng chín không mưa, thì con bán cả cày bừa mà ăn” mean?
If there's no rain by the ninth of the ninth month, the crops will fail Literally: ninth ninth month no rain, then sell plow and harrow to eat
Is “Mồng chín tháng chín không mưa, thì con bán cả cày bừa mà ăn” formal or informal?
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