cõng
Definition
- Verb:
- To carry on the back: The primary meaning of "cõng" is to transport a person, animal, or object by bearing their weight on one's back, typically with the carried person's arms around the carrier's shoulders.
- To bear a burden / To shoulder responsibility: Figuratively, "cõng" means to take on a heavy duty, obligation, or difficult task, often for someone else.
- To abduct / To carry off: In some contexts, especially in older narratives, "cõng" can mean to forcibly take someone or something away.
Usage Examples
- Verb:
- Người cha cõng con trên lưng đi qua suối. (The father carries his child on his back across the stream.)
- Công ty mới phải cõng một khoản nợ lớn. (The new company has to shoulder a large debt.)
- Truyền thuyết kể rằng con quái vật hay về làng cõng người đi. (Legend says the monster often came to the village to carry people off.)
Advanced Usage
- "cõng rắn cắn gà nhà": An idiom meaning "to carry a snake that bites the home chicken." It describes the foolish act of harboring or helping a treacherous person who then brings harm to one's own family or group.
- Tin kẻ phản bội ấy, đúng là cõng rắn cắn gà nhà. (Trusting that traitor is truly carrying a snake that bites the home chicken.)
Variants and Related Words
- Địu (v): To carry on the back using a sling or cloth carrier, typically for infants.
- Các bà mẹ vùng cao thường địu con khi làm rẫy. (Mothers in the highlands often carry their babies on their backs while farming.)
Synonyms
- Piggyback: To carry someone on the back with their legs around one's waist.
- Shoulder: To bear a burden or responsibility.
- Transport: To carry from one place to another.
Related Idioms
- Cõng nợ: To be saddled with debt.
- Anh ta cõng nợ sau khi kinh doanh thất bại. (He is saddled with debt after his business failed.)
verb
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To carry on the back; to carry pick-a-back
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