Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Gẫy gánh giữa đàng

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Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

To abandon or give up on something halfway through

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Bỏ cuộc hoặc từ bỏ một việc gì đó giữa chừng

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Literally: Break the shoulder pole in the middle of the road

Examples

Anh ấy gẫy gánh giữa đàng khi mới vừa bắt đầu dự án.He gave up on the project halfway through when he had just started.

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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.

Common questions

What does “Gẫy gánh giữa đàng” mean?

To abandon or give up on something halfway through Literally: Break the shoulder pole in the middle of the road

Is “Gẫy gánh giữa đàng” formal or informal?

No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.

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