Definition

1. Verb phrase:
   • To bear or carry (a burden, responsibility, or hardship): To take on or endure something difficult, troublesome, or heavy, often with a sense of obligation or resulting inconvenience. It implies being weighed down by an additional load of duty, worry, or labor.

Usage Examples

• Verb phrase:
  • Câu thơ "Nỗi quan hoài mang mẻ xiết bao" diễn tả nỗi nhớ chồng chất, nặng lòng. (The verse "How immense the burden of longing" describes a piled-up, heavy-hearted sorrow.)
  • Anh ấy không muốn mang mẻ thêm trách nhiệm. (He does not want to bear the burden of additional responsibility.)
  • Công việc gia đình khiến cô ấy lúc nào cũng mang mẻ lo toan. (Household work makes her constantly burdened with worries.)

Advanced Usage

• The phrase is primarily used in literary, formal, or reflective contexts to describe emotional or psychological burdens, such as sorrow, worry, or duty, rather than physical objects. It conveys a nuanced sense of carrying something that is accumulative and wearisome.

Variants and Related Words

• Mang vác (v): to carry (often physical objects or responsibilities).

  • Anh ấy mang vác những thùng hàng nặng. (He carries heavy boxes.)

• Gánh vác (v): to shoulder, to undertake (responsibilities or duties).

  • Cô ấy gánh vác việc gia đình. (She shoulders the family duties.)

Synonyms

• To bear: to carry the weight of something.
• To endure: to suffer something difficult patiently.
• To shoulder: to accept a burden or responsibility.

Related Idioms

• Mang nặng đẻ đau: to go through hardship (often for one's children); literally, to carry a heavy pregnancy and suffer painful childbirth.

  • Cha mẹ mang nặng đẻ đau để nuôi con khôn lớn. (Parents endure great hardship to raise their children.)

• Mang lấy nghiệp vào thân: to bring karma upon oneself; to suffer the consequences of one's own actions.

  • Hắn ta tham lam, giờ phải mang lấy nghiệp vào thân. (He was greedy and now must bear the karmic consequences.)