Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Gánh cực mà đổ lên non, còng lưng mà chạy cực còn theo sau

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Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

Work hard but still suffer

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Làm việc chăm chỉ nhưng vẫn phải chịu khổ

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Literally: Carry the pole to the mountain, hunchback but run hard and still follow

Examples

Tôi đã gánh cực mà đổ lên non, còng lưng mà chạy cực còn theo sau trong dự án mớiI worked hard but still suffered, and struggled to keep up in the new project

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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 2026-08-06; pending editor spot-check.

Common questions

What does “Gánh cực mà đổ lên non, còng lưng mà chạy cực còn theo sau” mean?

Work hard but still suffer Literally: Carry the pole to the mountain, hunchback but run hard and still follow

Is “Gánh cực mà đổ lên non, còng lưng mà chạy cực còn theo sau” formal or informal?

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

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