Where does “đúng điệu” come from?

đúng điệu (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese đứng, from Chinese 容.

đúng điệu (Vietnamese): appropriate; adequate; timely; fashionable

Definitions

  1. appropriate; adequate; timely; fashionable

Ancestry of “đúng điệu”, step by step

đúng điệu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese đứng

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnameseđứngto stand; be still
2Chinese容—

via Vietnamese điệu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnameseđiệumelody, tune, air
2Middle Chinese調—
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