Nắng sớm mai thì đi tưới cà, mưa sớm mai ở nhà phơi thóc

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Meaning · English

Do the opposite of what others expect based on appearances

Literally: Sun in the early morning then go water the coffee, rain in the early morning stay home to dry rice

Examples

Anh thấy nắng sớm mai thì đi tưới cà, nhưng sau đó trời lại mưaHe saw the sun in the early morning and went to water the coffee, but then it rained

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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.

Common questions

What does “Nắng sớm mai thì đi tưới cà, mưa sớm mai ở nhà phơi thóc” mean?

Do the opposite of what others expect based on appearances Literally: Sun in the early morning then go water the coffee, rain in the early morning stay home to dry rice

Is “Nắng sớm mai thì đi tưới cà, mưa sớm mai ở nhà phơi thóc” formal or informal?

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