Năm nào ba chín không mưa, anh em ta sắm giỏ sưa lên nguồn

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Meaning · English

No matter the circumstances, there will always be someone who suffers

Literally: Every year when it doesn't rain on March 3, we take a basket to go upstream

Examples

Năm đó mất mùa, người dân Than Hóa nhớ câu nói năm nào ba chín không mưa, anh em ta sắm giỏ sưa lên nguồnThat year there was a famine, the people of Than Hoa recalled the saying every year when it doesn't rain on March 3, we take a basket to go upstream

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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.

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What does “Năm nào ba chín không mưa, anh em ta sắm giỏ sưa lên nguồn” mean?

No matter the circumstances, there will always be someone who suffers Literally: Every year when it doesn't rain on March 3, we take a basket to go upstream

Is “Năm nào ba chín không mưa, anh em ta sắm giỏ sưa lên nguồn” formal or informal?

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