kề vai sát cánh

In real, traceable use. Part of the curated seed collection; community review is coming.

Meaning · English

Shoulder to shoulder, wing to wing — standing and working side by side for one goal.

Literally: close shoulders, touching wings

Examples

Hai nước kề vai sát cánh vượt qua khủng hoảng.The two countries stood shoulder to shoulder through the crisis.

Editorial example (VI sweep batch 040, illustrative)

Sources & notes

Discovered via Vietnamese Wiktionary, Thể loại:Thành ngữ tiếng Việt (CC BY-SA 4.0); retrieved 2026-08-01. Source: source ↗ Definition is an original editorial synthesis, not copied from the source.

Common questions

What does “kề vai sát cánh” mean?

Shoulder to shoulder, wing to wing — standing and working side by side for one goal. Literally: close shoulders, touching wings

Is “kề vai sát cánh” formal or informal?

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