Trời thì đã sẩm tối rồi, gà còn đi bới điểm trời sắp mưa

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Meaning · English

It's already late, but someone is still preparing for something

Literally: The sky is dark, the chicken is still pecking at the sky, it's going to rain

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Trời thì đã sẩm tối rồi, gà còn đi bới điểm trời sắp mưa, anh ấy vẫn chưa chuẩn bị gì cho dự ánIt's already late, but he still hasn't prepared anything for the project

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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 “Trời thì đã sẩm tối rồi, gà còn đi bới điểm trời sắp mưa” mean?

It's already late, but someone is still preparing for something Literally: The sky is dark, the chicken is still pecking at the sky, it's going to rain

Is “Trời thì đã sẩm tối rồi, gà còn đi bới điểm trời sắp mưa” formal or informal?

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