Where does “gian manh” come from?

gian manh (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese gian xảo, from Chinese 巧.

gian manh (Vietnamese): devious and thuggish

Definitions

  1. devious and thuggish

Ancestry of “gian manh”, step by step

gian manh traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese gian xảo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesegian xảotreacherous; devious; crafty
2Chinese巧—

via Vietnamese lưu manh

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnameselưu manhthug, hooligan, scoundrel
Every word from Chinese 巧 →Every word from Vietnamese gian xảo →