Where does “điêu ngoa” come from?
điêu ngoa (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese ngoa — untruthful; deceitful; boastful; sharp-tongued.
điêu ngoa (Vietnamese): to lie as a habit
Definitions
- to lie as a habit
Ancestry of “điêu ngoa”, step by step
điêu ngoa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Vietnamese ngoa
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vietnamese | ngoa | untruthful; deceitful; boastful; sharp-tongued |
via Vietnamese điêu
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vietnamese | điêu | habitually dishonest; very inclined to lie |