Where does “cưng chiều” come from?

cưng chiều (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese chiều, from Middle Chinese 朝.

cưng chiều (Vietnamese): to indulge; to pamper; to spoil; to coddle excessively (especially a child or a pet)

Definitions

  1. to indulge; to pamper; to spoil; to coddle excessively (especially a child or a pet)

Ancestry of “cưng chiều”, step by step

cưng chiều traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese chiều

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesechiềuafternoon; the direction from one point in space...
2Middle Chinese朝—

via Vietnamese cùng

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesecùngthe end, limit; with; and
2Middle Chinese宮—
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