Where does “dễ như ăn kẹo” come from?
dễ như ăn kẹo (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese kéo, from English Joe, from English joseph, from Hebrew יוֹסֵף — shall add.
dễ như ăn kẹo (Vietnamese): easy as pie, easy as cake
Definitions
- easy as pie, easy as cake
Ancestry of “dễ như ăn kẹo”, step by step
dễ như ăn kẹo traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Vietnamese kéo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Vietnamese | kéo | to pull; scissors |
| 2 | English | Joe | A male; a guy; a fellow |
| 3 | English | joseph | A woman's riding habit worn in the 18th century... |
| 4 | Hebrew | יוֹסֵף | shall add |
via Vietnamese như
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Vietnamese | như | like; as |
| 2 | Middle Chinese | 如 | — |
via Vietnamese ăn
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Vietnamese | ăn | to eat; Synonym of uống; to dine; to feast, to... |
| 2 | Chinese | 安 | — |