tháng riêng rét đài, tháng hai rét lộc

In real, traceable use. Part of the curated seed collection; community review is coming.

Meaning · English

First-month cold for the calyx, second-month cold for the buds — the named colds of the northern spring.

Literally: month one: calyx cold; month two: bud cold

Examples

Tháng giêng rét đài, tháng hai rét lộc.January's calyx cold, February's bud cold.

Editorial example (VI sweep batch 040, illustrative)

Sources & notes

Discovered via Nam ngạn chích cẩm (Phạm Quang Sán, 1918; public domain, via vi.wikisource); retrieved 2026-08-01. Source: source ↗ Attested in Nam ngạn chích cẩm (Phạm Quang Sán, 1918). Definition is an original editorial synthesis, not copied from the source.

Common questions

What does “tháng riêng rét đài, tháng hai rét lộc” mean?

First-month cold for the calyx, second-month cold for the buds — the named colds of the northern spring. Literally: month one: calyx cold; month two: bud cold

Is “tháng riêng rét đài, tháng hai rét lộc” formal or informal?

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