Where does “hạn hẹp” come from?

hạn hẹp (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese hạn, from Chinese 恨.

hạn hẹp (Vietnamese): limited

Definitions

  1. limited

Ancestry of “hạn hẹp”, step by step

hạn hẹp traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese hạn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesehạndrought; dryness; misfortune; bad luck; unlucky
2Chinese恨—

via Vietnamese hẹp

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesehẹpnarrow or tight; compare chật
2Middle Chinese狹—
Every word from Chinese 恨 →Every word from Vietnamese hạn →