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năm nắng mười mưa

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Meaning · English

Five suns and ten rains — hardship upon hardship, weathered without complaint; fixed in the language by Tú Xương’s poem about his wife («năm nắng mười mưa dám quản công»).

Literally: five spells of sun, ten of rain

Examples

Mẹ năm nắng mười mưa nuôi đàn con ăn học.Through five suns and ten rains she fed her children through school.

Editorial example (batch 058)

Sources & notes

Number-idiom gap probe (2026-08-11). Literary-anchored idiom (Thương vợ). Definition original.

Common questions

What does “năm nắng mười mưa” mean?

Five suns and ten rains — hardship upon hardship, weathered without complaint; fixed in the language by Tú Xương’s poem about his wife («năm nắng mười mưa dám quản công»). Literally: five spells of sun, ten of rain

Is “năm nắng mười mưa” formal or informal?

năm nắng mười mưa is generally neutral.

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