Where does “khép nép” come from?

khép nép (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese nép — to press oneself.

khép nép (Vietnamese): shy

Definitions

  1. shy

Ancestry of “khép nép”, step by step

khép nép traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese nép

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesenépto press oneself

via Vietnamese khép

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesekhépto close but not locked or secured
Every word from Vietnamese nép