Gánh lắm thì phải chồn
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Meaning · English
The more responsibility, the more careful one must be
Literally: Carry much then must walk carefully
Examples
Anh ấy là trưởng phòng nên gánh lắm thì phải chồnHe is the head of the department, so he has to be careful
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 2026-08-06; pending editor spot-check.
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Common questions
What does “Gánh lắm thì phải chồn” mean?
The more responsibility, the more careful one must be Literally: Carry much then must walk carefully
Is “Gánh lắm thì phải chồn” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.
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