gánh

Thân thiện

Cô ấy gánh hai thúng lúa trên vai đi trên con đường làng.

Definition

1. Verb:

   • To carry using a shoulder pole: The primary meaning of "gánh" is to transport items by balancing them on a shoulder pole (đòn gánh), with a load hanging from each end.
   • To bear, to shoulder (a burden or responsibility): "Gánh" is used metaphorically to mean taking on a heavy duty, burden, or consequence.

2. Noun:

   • A load carried on a shoulder pole: Refers to the specific quantity or the physical load being carried in this manner.
   • A burden or responsibility: Refers to a difficult duty or weighty obligation one must carry.
   • A troupe (of performers): A shortened, colloquial term for a traveling performance group, such as a theater or circus troupe (gánh hát, gánh xiếc).

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Bà ấy gánh nước từ giếng về. (She carries water from the well.)
  • Anh ấy phải gánh mọi trách nhiệm cho sai lầm đó. (He has to bear all the responsibility for that mistake.)
• Noun:
  • Chị ấy bán hai gánh rau mỗi sáng. (She sells two loads of vegetables every morning.)
  • Gánh gia đình thật nặng nề. (The family burden is very heavy.)
  • Gánh hát đó rất nổi tiếng. (That theater troupe is very famous.)

Advanced Usage

• "gánh vác": to undertake, to assume (a heavy responsibility or task).
  • Anh ấy gánh vác công việc của cả nhóm. (He undertakes the work for the whole team.)
• "gánh chịu": to suffer, to bear (negative consequences).
  • Người dân gánh chịu thiệt hại từ cơn bão. (The people suffered damage from the storm.)

Variants and Related Words

• Đòn gánh (n): shoulder pole, the tool used for carrying loads.
  • Chiếc đòn gánh được làm từ tre. (The shoulder pole is made from bamboo.)
• Gánh hát (n): theater troupe, opera troupe.
  • Gánh hát này chuyên diễn tuồng cổ. (This troupe specializes in classical opera.)

Synonyms

• Carry: to transport something.
• Bear: to support a weight or burden.
• Shoulder: to take on (a responsibility).
• Load: a quantity carried at one time.

Related Idioms

• Gánh nặng áo cơm: the burden of making a living (literally: the burden of clothing and rice).
  • Gánh nặng áo cơm đè lên đôi vai. (The burden of making a living weighs on the shoulders.)
• Nặng gánh giang san: to bear the heavy burden of the nation (a literary expression).
  • Vị vua trẻ nặng gánh giang san. (The young king bears the heavy burden of the nation.)

Học thuật

verb

1. to shoulder; to bear a charge
   • gánh chịu tất cả trách nhiệm
     to bear all the responsibilities
2. To carry
   • gánh gạo
     to carry rice

noun

1. load
   • hai gánh thóc
     two loads of rice