Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Mống đông, vồng tây, chẳng mưa dây cũng chớp giật

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Meaning · English

A storm is approaching

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

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Literally: East fog, west rainbow, not raining but thundering

Examples

Trời chiều tối có mống đông, vồng tây, chẳng mưa dây cũng chớp giật.The sky in the evening has east fog, west rainbow, not raining but thundering.

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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, vồng tây, chẳng mưa dây cũng chớp giật” mean?

A storm is approaching Literally: East fog, west rainbow, not raining but thundering

Is “Mống đông, vồng tây, chẳng mưa dây cũng chớp 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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