Nhện chăng thì nắng, nhện vắng thì mưa
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Sunny when spiders are out, rainy when they are not
Trời nắng khi nhện xuất hiện, trời mưa khi nhện không có
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Examples
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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 “Nhện chăng thì nắng, nhện vắng thì mưa” mean?
Sunny when spiders are out, rainy when they are not Literally: Spider webs when sunny, spider absent when rainy
Is “Nhện chăng thì nắng, nhện vắng thì mưa” formal or informal?
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