Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Sầm đông, sáng bắc, tía tây, chó đen ăn cỏ, trời này thì mưa

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Meaning · English

The weather will be rainy

Literally: Dark east, bright west, purple north, black dog eats grass, this kind of sky rains

Examples

Trời này thì mưa, chúng ta nên đem ôIt's going to rain, we should bring an umbrella

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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 “Sầm đông, sáng bắc, tía tây, chó đen ăn cỏ, trời này thì mưa” mean?

The weather will be rainy Literally: Dark east, bright west, purple north, black dog eats grass, this kind of sky rains

Is “Sầm đông, sáng bắc, tía tây, chó đen ăn cỏ, trời này thì mưa” formal or informal?

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

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