Thiếu tháng tám mất mùa ngư, thiếu tháng tư mất mùa điều

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Meaning · English

Lack of rain in certain months leads to poor harvests

Literally: Lack of August loses fish season, lack of April loses bean season

Examples

Thời tiết năm nay thất thường, thiếu tháng tám mất mùa ngư, thiếu tháng tư mất mùa điềuThe weather this year is unstable, lacking August loses fish season, lacking April loses bean season

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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 “Thiếu tháng tám mất mùa ngư, thiếu tháng tư mất mùa điều” mean?

Lack of rain in certain months leads to poor harvests Literally: Lack of August loses fish season, lack of April loses bean season

Is “Thiếu tháng tám mất mùa ngư, thiếu tháng tư mất mùa điều” formal or informal?

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