Where does “chịu chơi” come from?

chịu chơi (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese chịu, from Middle Chinese 受.

chịu chơi (Vietnamese): willing to go all out; eager to go all the way; inclined to please the crowd

Definitions

  1. willing to go all out; eager to go all the way; inclined to please the crowd

Ancestry of “chịu chơi”, step by step

chịu chơi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese chịu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesechịuto endure; to suffer; to tolerate; to put up with
2Middle Chinese受—

via Vietnamese chơi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesechơito play (an instrument, a sport, etc.)
Every word from Middle Chinese 受 →Every word from Vietnamese chịu →
chịu chơi — Etymology, Origin & Word History | Etymology Explorer