Vò đựng muối ướt thì sắp có mưa, vò đựng muối khô thì trời còn nắng

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Meaning · English

Observing salt's moisture indicates impending weather

Literally: a container holding wet salt means rain is coming, a container holding dry salt means the sky is still sunny

Examples

Vò đựng muối ướt thì sắp có mưa, vò đựng muối khô thì trời còn nắng hôm naySince the salt container is wet, it will rain soon, but since it's dry, it's still sunny today

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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.

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What does “Vò đựng muối ướt thì sắp có mưa, vò đựng muối khô thì trời còn nắng” mean?

Observing salt's moisture indicates impending weather Literally: a container holding wet salt means rain is coming, a container holding dry salt means the sky is still sunny

Is “Vò đựng muối ướt thì sắp có mưa, vò đựng muối khô thì trời còn nắng” formal or informal?

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