Where does “buông thả” come from?

buông thả (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese thả, from Chinese 赦.

buông thả (Vietnamese): to loosen completely; self-indulgent; unrestrained; dissolute

Definitions

  1. to loosen completely; self-indulgent; unrestrained; dissolute

Ancestry of “buông thả”, step by step

buông thả traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese thả

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesethảto release; to let go; to set free
2Chinese赦—

via Vietnamese buông

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesebuôngto release from one's hand
2Chinese放—
Every word from Chinese 赦 →Every word from Vietnamese thả →