đồng cam
Definition
- Adjective:
- Sharing the same hardships: Describes a state of jointly enduring difficulties, bitterness, or suffering. It emphasizes solidarity and mutual support during tough times.
- United in adversity: Implies a bond formed through shared struggle and collective perseverance.
Usage Examples
- Adjective:
- Tinh thần đồng cam cộng khổ của đội ngũ nhân viên thật đáng khâm phục. (The staff's spirit of sharing hardships is truly admirable.)
- Họ đã đồng cam vượt qua thời kỳ khó khăn nhất. (They shared the bitterness to overcome the most difficult period.)
Advanced Usage
- This term is most commonly and naturally used in the four-syllable idiom "đồng cam cộng khổ" (literally: sharing the bitterness and sharing the suffering). It is rare to see "đồng cam" used independently in modern Vietnamese without "cộng khổ."
- Vợ chồng phải biết đồng cam cộng khổ. (Husband and wife must know how to share weal and woe.)
Variants and Related Words
- Đồng cam cộng khổ (idiom): To share weal and woe; to go through thick and thin together.
- Chia ngọt sẻ bùi (idiom): To share the sweet and the bitter; to share life's joys and sorrows (a related concept).
Synonyms
- To share hardships: To endure difficulties together.
- To be in the same boat: To be in the same difficult situation.
- Solidarity in adversity: Unity during hard times.
Related Idioms
- Đồng cam cộng khổ: The full, standard idiom meaning "to share weal and woe."
- Lãnh đạo tốt là người biết đồng cam cộng khổ với nhân viên. (A good leader is one who knows how to share hardships with their employees.)