Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Làm bạn với sông giang, mất cả quang lẫn gánh

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Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

To be in a situation where you lose everything

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Mất tất cả trong một tình huống

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Literally: Make friends with the river, lose both raft and cargo

Examples

Anh ấy làm ăn thua lỗ, mất cả tài sản và uy tín, thật là làm bạn với sông giang, mất cả quang lẫn gánhHe did business and lost, losing both property and reputation, it's really making friends with the river, losing both raft and cargo

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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 “Làm bạn với sông giang, mất cả quang lẫn gánh” mean?

To be in a situation where you lose everything Literally: Make friends with the river, lose both raft and cargo

Is “Làm bạn với sông giang, mất cả quang lẫn gánh” formal or informal?

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

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