gồng gánh

Vietnamese

Etymology

gồng +‎ gánh.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ɣəwŋ͡m˨˩ ɣajŋ̟˧˦]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ɣəwŋ͡m˦˩ ɣɛɲ˦˧˥]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ɣəwŋ͡m˨˩ ɣan˦˥]

Verb

gồng gánh

  1. to carry (something) on a shoulder pole (generally speaking)
  2. (figurative) to shoulder (burden); to take on; to undertake

Noun

gồng gánh

  1. (rare) synonym of quang gánh (shoulder pole and the bamboo frames on both ends)

Anagrams

  • gánh gồng