Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Đi gánh đau vai, nằm dài chết đói

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Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

Working hard but still struggling to make ends meet

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Cật lực làm việc nhưng vẫn khó khăn

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Literally: Carrying a pole on the shoulder, lying down to starve

Examples

Anh ấy đi làm cả ngày nhưng vẫn phải nghe câu nói đi gánh đau vai, nằm dài chết đói từ bố mẹ.He worked all day but still had to hear the saying 'going with a burden on the shoulder, lying down to starve' from his parents.

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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.

Common questions

What does “Đi gánh đau vai, nằm dài chết đói” mean?

Working hard but still struggling to make ends meet Literally: Carrying a pole on the shoulder, lying down to starve

Is “Đi gánh đau vai, nằm dài chết đói” formal or informal?

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

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