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