Where does “chịu khó” come from?

chịu khó (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese khó, from Chinese 庫.

chịu khó (Vietnamese): to take pains (to); to make an effort persistently (to); to attempt regardless of hardship (to)

Definitions

  1. to take pains (to); to make an effort persistently (to); to attempt regardless of hardship (to)

Ancestry of “chịu khó”, step by step

chịu khó traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese khó

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesekhódifficult; tough; hard to get along with; hard to...
2Chinese庫—

via Vietnamese chịu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesechịuto endure; to suffer; to tolerate; to put up with
2Middle Chinese受—
Every word from Chinese 庫 →Every word from Vietnamese khó →