Sầm đông thì mưa, sầm dưa thì khú, sầm vú thì chửa
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Meaning · English
Everything has its own consequences
Literally: Crowd brings rain, crowd of areca brings bitterness, crowd of breast brings pregnancy
Examples
Anh ấy luôn nói "Sầm đông thì mưa, sầm dưa thì khú, sầm vú thì chửa" khi nói về hậu quả của mọi việcHe always says "Sầm đông thì mưa, sầm dưa thì khú, sầm vú thì chửa" when talking about the consequences of everything
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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 vú thì chửa” mean?
Everything has its own consequences Literally: Crowd brings rain, crowd of areca brings bitterness, crowd of breast brings pregnancy
Is “Sầm đông thì mưa, sầm dưa thì khú, sầm vú 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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