gảy đòn gánh giữa đường
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Meaning · English
The carrying-pole snapping mid-road — a marriage broken in its middle years.
Literally: the shoulder-pole breaks mid-journey
Sources & notes
Discovered via Tục ngữ, cổ ngữ, gia ngôn (Huỳnh Tịnh Của, 1897; public domain, via vi.wikisource); retrieved 2026-08-01. Source: source ↗ Attested in Tục ngữ, cổ ngữ, gia ngôn (Huỳnh Tịnh Của, 1897). Definition is an original editorial synthesis, not copied from the source.
Common questions
What does “gảy đòn gánh giữa đường” mean?
The carrying-pole snapping mid-road — a marriage broken in its middle years. Literally: the shoulder-pole breaks mid-journey
Is “gảy đòn gánh giữa đường” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.