Trống tháng bảy chẳng hội thì chay, tháng sáu heo may chẳng mưa thì bão
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Meaning · English
Trouble comes when least expected
Literally: Drum in July, no meeting then vegetarian, June pig happy no rain then storm
Examples
Trống tháng bảy chẳng hội thì chay, tháng sáu heo may chẳng mưa thì bão, gia đình tôi vừa gặp vấn đề tài chínhMy family just encountered financial problems
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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 “Trống tháng bảy chẳng hội thì chay, tháng sáu heo may chẳng mưa thì bão” mean?
Trouble comes when least expected Literally: Drum in July, no meeting then vegetarian, June pig happy no rain then storm
Is “Trống tháng bảy chẳng hội thì chay, tháng sáu heo may chẳng mưa thì bão” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.
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