Where does “ăn diện” come from?

ăn diện (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese ăn, from Chinese 安.

ăn diện (Vietnamese): to be stylish; to dress smartly generally speaking

Definitions

  1. to be stylish; to dress smartly generally speaking

Ancestry of “ăn diện”, step by step

ăn diện traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese ăn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnameseănto eat; Synonym of uống; to dine; to feast, to...
2Chinese

via Vietnamese diện

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesediệnto dress up (in); to be well-dressed (in); to be decked out (in)
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