Nhà ai có thóc thì phơi, đến mai giỗ ông Thái thú thì giời lại mưa

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Meaning · English

Every plan has its own timing and can be affected by circumstances

Literally: Whose house has rice, then dry, until the death anniversary of Mr. Thai Tu, the sky rains again

Examples

Tôi định đi biển hôm nay nhưng nhà ai có thóc thì phơi, đến mai giỗ ông Thái thú thì giời lại mưa.I planned to go to the beach today, but every plan has its own timing and can be affected by circumstances

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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 “Nhà ai có thóc thì phơi, đến mai giỗ ông Thái thú thì giời lại mưa” mean?

Every plan has its own timing and can be affected by circumstances Literally: Whose house has rice, then dry, until the death anniversary of Mr. Thai Tu, the sky rains again

Is “Nhà ai có thóc thì phơi, đến mai giỗ ông Thái thú thì giời lại mưa” formal or informal?

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