gánh vã buôn thuyền
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Meaning · English
Plowing for hire, hoeing for wages — the landless day's labor, sold field by field.
Literally: plow hired, hoe rented
Sources & notes
Discovered via Nam ngạn chích cẩm (Phạm Quang Sán, 1918; public domain, via vi.wikisource); retrieved 2026-08-01. Source: source ↗ Attested in Nam ngạn chích cẩm (Phạm Quang Sán, 1918). Definition is an original editorial synthesis, not copied from the source.
Common questions
What does “gánh vã buôn thuyền” mean?
Plowing for hire, hoeing for wages — the landless day's labor, sold field by field. Literally: plow hired, hoe rented
Is “gánh vã buôn thuyền” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.