rợn gió e sương

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Meaning · English

Shivering at wind, flinching from dew — too timid to venture a hand's-breadth.

Literally: dread the wind, fear the frost
Sources & notes

Discovered via Vietnamese Wiktionary, Thể loại:Tục ngữ tiếng Việt (CC BY-SA 4.0); retrieved 2026-08-01. Source: source ↗ Definition is an original editorial synthesis, not copied from the source.

Common questions

What does “rợn gió e sương” mean?

Shivering at wind, flinching from dew — too timid to venture a hand's-breadth. Literally: dread the wind, fear the frost

Is “rợn gió e sương” formal or informal?

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