Tiếng Việt · Slang Attested

gánh team

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Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

To carry the team — doing everyone’s share while teammates spectate.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

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Literally: To shoulder-pole (gánh) the whole team, like a street vendor’s load.

Games, group projects, family gatherings — anywhere one person hauls the rest.

Where it’s used: Used Toàn quốc & hải ngoại · Vietnam-wide & diaspora Origin Mạng xã hội · Vietnamese internet culture

Cả nhóm ngủ gật, một mình nó gánh team làm slide tới sáng.The whole group dozed off while she carried the team, making slides till dawn.

Editorial example (illustrative, not a corpus attestation)

Sources & notes

Curated editorially (owner-requested humorous-slang research, July 2026). Era: ~2015 – present (gaming → general).

Common questions

What does “gánh team” mean?

To carry the team — doing everyone’s share while teammates spectate. Literally: To shoulder-pole (gánh) the whole team, like a street vendor’s load.

Is “gánh team” formal or informal?

gánh team is generally informal; connotation: admiring, wry.