Tiếng Việt · Proverb Attested

vì đầu heo gánh gộc chuối

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Meaning · English

Carrying banana stumps for the pig's-head feast — dignity spent on an undignified errand, for duty's sake.

Literally: for the pig head, shoulder banana stalks

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 “vì đầu heo gánh gộc chuối” mean?

Carrying banana stumps for the pig's-head feast — dignity spent on an undignified errand, for duty's sake. Literally: for the pig head, shoulder banana stalks

Is “vì đầu heo gánh gộc chuối” formal or informal?

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

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