Etymology 1
Sino-Vietnamese word from 軛.
Noun
(classifier cái) ách
- yoke (frame at animals' neck)
- (figurative) a heavy disaster or misfortune that one must bear
ách giữa đàng, quàng vào cổ- (please add an English translation of this usage example)
Etymology 4
Borrowed from French adjudant.[1]
Verb
ách
- (dated) the position of deputy manager, a lower-ranking officer during the French colonial period