quang gánh
Definition
- Noun:
- A carrying pole with its two balanced loads: The complete set consisting of a flexible bamboo pole (the carrying pole) and the two baskets or bundles suspended from its ends. It represents the traditional method of transporting goods balanced on the shoulder.
- The burden or load carried this way: Can refer to the entire assembly (pole and loads) as a single unit of burden or responsibility.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- Bà tôi một đời vất vả với đôi quang gánh. (My grandmother had a hard life with her carrying pole and baskets.)
- Anh ấy đặt quang gánh xuống bên đường để nghỉ ngơi. (He set down his carrying pole and load by the roadside to rest.)
- Quang gánh trên vai chị đầy ắp rau tươi. (The load on her pole was full of fresh vegetables.)
Advanced Usage
- Used metaphorically to symbolize burden, hardship, or traditional rural life.
- Gánh nặng gia đình là đôi quang gánh trên vai mẹ. (The family's burden was the carrying pole on my mother's shoulders.)
Variants and Related Words
Đòn gánh (n): The flexible bamboo or wood pole itself.
- Chiếc đòn gánh được làm từ tre già. (The carrying pole is made from old bamboo.)
Gánh (v/n): To carry on a pole; a load or a turn (e.g., in a performance).
- Bà ấy gánh hàng ra chợ. (She carries goods to the market on a pole.)
Synonyms
- Carrying pole and baskets: The physical object.
- Load: The burden being carried.
- Yoke (figurative): A symbol of burden or labor.
Related Idioms
Quẩy quang gánh: To shoulder the carrying pole; implies taking on a burden or starting a difficult journey.
- Anh ấy quẩy quang gánh lên đường từ sáng sớm. (He shouldered his pole and set off early in the morning.)
Đôi quang gánh quê hương: Evokes the image of traditional, rustic life and its inherent hardships.
- Bài thơ gợi nhớ hình ảnh đôi quang gánh quê hương. (The poem recalls the image of the homeland's carrying pole.)