Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

No ba ngày Tết, ấm ba tháng hè

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Meaning · English

A brief pleasure is followed by a long period of discomfort

Literally: recline three days of Tet, warm three months of summer

Examples

Năm ngoái, tôi đi du lịch Hawaii vào dịp Tết, nhưng khi về phải đối mặt với hóa đơn thuế cao nên nhớ mãi câu nói 'No ba ngày Tết, ấm ba tháng hè'Last year, I traveled to Hawaii during Tet, but when I got back, I had to face high tax bills, so I remembered the saying 'No ba ngày Tết, ấm ba tháng hè'

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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 “No ba ngày Tết, ấm ba tháng hè” mean?

A brief pleasure is followed by a long period of discomfort Literally: recline three days of Tet, warm three months of summer

Is “No ba ngày Tết, ấm ba tháng hè” formal or informal?

No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.

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