Where does “buồn bực” come from?
buồn bực (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese buồn, from Middle Chinese 煩.
buồn bực (Vietnamese): frustrated; sad and irritable; vexed
Definitions
- frustrated; sad and irritable; vexed
Ancestry of “buồn bực”, step by step
buồn bực traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Vietnamese buồn
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vietnamese | buồn | sad; to have a strong need to do something; to... |
| 2 | Middle Chinese | 煩 | — |
via Vietnamese bực
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vietnamese | bực | to get annoyed; to get upset; to fret; to be fretful |