Where does “hư đời” come from?

hư đời (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese đời, from Middle Chinese 代.

hư đời (Vietnamese): to be a bad influence on society; to corrupt (e.g. one's life, the youth)

Definitions

  1. to be a bad influence on society; to corrupt (e.g. one's life, the youth)

Ancestry of “hư đời”, step by step

hư đời traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese đời

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnameseđờilife; world; generation
2Middle Chinese代—

via Vietnamese hư

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesehưcorrupt, decayed, rotten, spoiled
2Middle Chinese虛—
Every word from Middle Chinese 代 →Every word from Vietnamese đời →