Where does “chơi nhởi” come from?

chơi nhởi (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese chơi — to play (an instrument, a sport, etc.).

chơi nhởi (Vietnamese): to play; to frolic

Definitions

  1. to play; to frolic

Ancestry of “chơi nhởi”, step by step

chơi nhởi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese chơi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesechơito play (an instrument, a sport, etc.)

via Vietnamese nhởi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesenhởito play
Every word from Vietnamese chơi