Gánh cũng đến mình, đội cũng đến mình

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Meaning · English

One's troubles or responsibilities will eventually catch up with them

Literally: shoulder poles also come to the body, carry on the head also come to the body

Examples

Anh ấy nghĩ mình có thể trốn tránh trách nhiệm, nhưng gánh cũng đến mình, đội cũng đến mìnhHe thought he could avoid responsibility, but his troubles eventually caught up with him

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

Common questions

What does “Gánh cũng đến mình, đội cũng đến mình” mean?

One's troubles or responsibilities will eventually catch up with them Literally: shoulder poles also come to the body, carry on the head also come to the body

Is “Gánh cũng đến mình, đội cũng đến mình” formal or informal?

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