rước xách

Người dân rước xách cờ hoa trong ngày lễ hội.

Definition

1. Verb (compound):
   • To fetch and carry; to run errands for someone: The combined term "rước xách" describes the act of performing various fetching and carrying tasks, often in a servile or subservient manner, for another person. It implies doing miscellaneous chores or errands.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Cậu ấy chỉ biết rước xách cho người khác. (He only knows how to fetch and carry for others.)
  • Cô ấy không muốn làm việc rước xách nữa. (She doesn't want to do menial fetching and carrying work anymore.)

Advanced Usage

• The term often carries a negative connotation, suggesting the tasks are trivial, burdensome, or beneath one's dignity. It is used to criticize someone for being overly subservient or for doing unimportant tasks.

Variants and Related Words

• Rước (v): to welcome; to go and get (someone), to fetch.
  • Đi rước khách về nhà. (Go and fetch the guests to bring them home.)
• Xách (v): to carry (by hand, often implying a single item with a handle).
  • Xách vali lên tầng. (Carry the suitcase upstairs.)

Synonyms

• To run errands: to go out to do small tasks.
• To fetch and carry: to perform menial tasks involving bringing things.
• To do legwork: to do the preparatory or routine work.

Related Idioms

• Làm thân rước xách: to put oneself in a position of being a servant or errand-runner.
  • Anh ta tự làm thân rước xách cho họ. (He made himself their servant/fetch-and-carry person.)