Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Mống dài thì lụt, mống cụt thì mưa

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Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

Long cirrus clouds indicate flood, short ones indicate rain

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Mây cirrus dài chỉ mưa lũ, ngắn chỉ mưa

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Literally: long tail then flood, short tail then rain

Examples

Trời có mống dài thì lụt, gia đình tôi phải chuẩn bị sẵn sàngIf there are long cirrus clouds, it will flood, so my family has to be prepared

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Sources & notes

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 “Mống dài thì lụt, mống cụt thì mưa” mean?

Long cirrus clouds indicate flood, short ones indicate rain Literally: long tail then flood, short tail then rain

Is “Mống dài thì lụt, mống cụt thì mưa” formal or informal?

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