Mồng tám tháng tám không mưa, bỏ cả cày bừa mà nhổ lúa đi

🎙 Say it

Proposed by a contributor, not yet supported by evidence.

Meaning · English

If it doesn't rain on August 8th, the harvest is ready to be collected

Literally: Eighth of eighth month no rain, abandon plow and hoe to pull rice

Examples

Mồng tám tháng tám năm nay không mưa, ông bà đã nhổ lúaSince it didn't rain on August 8th this year, my grandparents have started harvesting rice

AI-drafted example auto-approved by rule (illustrative, not a corpus attestation)

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 “Mồng tám tháng tám không mưa, bỏ cả cày bừa mà nhổ lúa đi” mean?

If it doesn't rain on August 8th, the harvest is ready to be collected Literally: Eighth of eighth month no rain, abandon plow and hoe to pull rice

Is “Mồng tám tháng tám không mưa, bỏ cả cày bừa mà nhổ lúa đi” formal or informal?

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

👁 Views 0 today 0 past 7 days 0 this month 0 all time