Where does “đứng hình” come from?

đứng hình (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese đứng, from Chinese 容.

đứng hình (Vietnamese): subjected to an unwanted freeze frame; stunned

Definitions

  1. subjected to an unwanted freeze frame; stunned

Ancestry of “đứng hình”, step by step

đứng hình traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese đứng

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnameseđứngto stand; be still
2Chinese容—

via Vietnamese hình

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesehìnhimage; a figure or a silhouette; a photo; a...
2Chinese型—
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