Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Mống đông, hồng tây, chẳng mưa dây cũng bão giật

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Meaning · English

Unstable weather indicates an impending storm

Literally: East cloudy, west sunny, no rain but strong winds

Examples

Trời mống đông, hồng tây, chẳng mưa dây cũng bão giật, chắc chắn thời tiết sẽ xấuThe sky is cloudy in the east and sunny in the west, with no rain but strong winds, the weather will definitely get worse

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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 đông, hồng tây, chẳng mưa dây cũng bão giật” mean?

Unstable weather indicates an impending storm Literally: East cloudy, west sunny, no rain but strong winds

Is “Mống đông, hồng tây, chẳng mưa dây cũng bão giật” formal or informal?

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

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