Cuốc bằng vai, mai bằng đầu
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Meaning · English
One person's burden is shared by others
Literally: spade on shoulder, hoe on head
Examples
Mọi người cùng giúp nhau, cuốc bằng vai, mai bằng đầuEveryone helps each other, sharing the burden
AI-drafted example auto-approved by rule (illustrative, not a corpus attestation)
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 2026-08-05; pending editor spot-check.
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Common questions
What does “Cuốc bằng vai, mai bằng đầu” mean?
One person's burden is shared by others Literally: spade on shoulder, hoe on head
Is “Cuốc bằng vai, mai bằng đầu” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.
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