Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Tắc kè kêu chẵn thì mưa, kêu thừa thì nắng

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Meaning · English

A gecko's calls predict the weather

Literally: Gecko calls even then rain, calls odd then sun

Examples

Tắc kè kêu chẵn thì mưa, kêu thừa thì nắng hôm naySince the gecko is calling an even number of times, it will rain today

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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 2026-08-08; pending editor spot-check.

Common questions

What does “Tắc kè kêu chẵn thì mưa, kêu thừa thì nắng” mean?

A gecko's calls predict the weather Literally: Gecko calls even then rain, calls odd then sun

Is “Tắc kè kêu chẵn thì mưa, kêu thừa thì nắng” formal or informal?

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