Where does “chiều chuộng” come from?
chiều chuộng (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese chiều, from Middle Chinese 朝.
chiều chuộng (Vietnamese): to pamper; to coddle; to please (out of love)
Definitions
- to pamper; to coddle; to please (out of love)
Ancestry of “chiều chuộng”, step by step
chiều chuộng traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Vietnamese chiều
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vietnamese | chiều | afternoon; the direction from one point in space... |
| 2 | Middle Chinese | 朝 | — |
via Vietnamese chuộng
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vietnamese | chuộng | to prefer, to like |