cùng đồ

cùng đồ

Chúng tôi là bạn cùng đồ, cùng nhau đi trên con đường này.

Definition

  1. Noun:

    • The same path / the same way: Refers to a shared journey, direction, or course of action. It implies moving together toward a common destination or goal.
    • The same group / fellowship: Denotes a collective of people who are together, sharing the same circumstances, fate, or community.

  2. Noun (figurative / classical usage):

    • The final extremity / the utmost limit: Describes a state of being at the very end, the last resort, or the most extreme situation, often one of hardship or desperation. This meaning aligns with the classical literary sense found in older texts.
Usage Examples

  • Noun (shared path/group):

    • Chúng tôi là bạn cùng đồ. (We are friends on the same path.)
    • Họ kết thành một cùng đồ giúp đỡ lẫn nhau. (They formed a fellowship to help each other.)

  • Noun (extreme situation):

    • Công ty đã đến cùng đồ, sắp phá sản. (The company has reached its final extremity, nearing bankruptcy.)
    • Trong cùng đồ, anh ấy vẫn giữ được phẩm giá. (In the utmost limit of hardship, he still maintained his dignity.)
Advanced Usage
  • This term is considered formal and is more commonly encountered in literary, philosophical, or historical contexts rather than in everyday conversation. Its meaning is heavily dependent on context.
Variants and Related Words
  • Đồng bào (n): compatriots, fellow countrymen (shares the sense of a shared group or fate).
  • Cảnh ngộ (n): circumstances, plight (relates to the "extreme situation" meaning).
  • Cùng cực (adj): destitute, in extreme poverty (a related adjective describing an extreme state).
Synonyms
  • Fellowship: a group of people sharing common interests.
  • Community: a body of people living in the same place or sharing a particular characteristic.
  • Extremity: the furthest point or limit; a condition of extreme adversity.
  • Last resort: the final course of action available.
Related Idioms
  • Cùng đồ bức lộ: (Literally: the same path forces the road) An idiom suggesting that shared circumstances compel collective action or a shared fate.
  • Đến bước cùng đồ: to reach the end of the road; to be at one's wit's end.