Sầm đông thì mưa, sầm dưa thì khú, sầm nhũ thì chửa
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Meaning · English
Everything has its own consequences
Literally: crowd brings rain, crowd of melons brings bitterness, crowd of breasts brings pregnancy
Examples
Anh ấy luôn nói rằng sầm đông thì mưa, sầm dưa thì khú, sầm nhũ thì chửa khi bàn về những hệ lụy của một sự việcHe always says that everything has its own consequences when discussing the repercussions of an event
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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.
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Common questions
What does “Sầm đông thì mưa, sầm dưa thì khú, sầm nhũ thì chửa” mean?
Everything has its own consequences Literally: crowd brings rain, crowd of melons brings bitterness, crowd of breasts brings pregnancy
Is “Sầm đông thì mưa, sầm dưa thì khú, sầm nhũ thì chửa” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.
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