Thâm đông thì mưa, thâm dưa thì khú, thâm vú thì chửa
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Meaning · English
Everything has its own consequences
Literally: Deep rain then storms, deep melon then bitter, deep breast then pregnant
Examples
Anh ấy ăn chơi quá, vậy mà bây giờ thâm đông thì mưa, thâm dưa thì khú, thâm vú thì chửaHe was too promiscuous, now he's facing the consequences
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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.
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Common questions
What does “Thâm đông thì mưa, thâm dưa thì khú, thâm vú thì chửa” mean?
Everything has its own consequences Literally: Deep rain then storms, deep melon then bitter, deep breast then pregnant
Is “Thâm đông thì mưa, thâm dưa thì khú, thâm vú thì chửa” formal or informal?
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