Where does “khét tiếng” come from?

khét tiếng (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese tiếng, from Middle Chinese 聲 — sound, voice.

khét tiếng (Vietnamese): having a reputation that is burned and smells

Definitions

  1. having a reputation that is burned and smells

Ancestry of “khét tiếng”, step by step

khét tiếng traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese tiếng

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesetiếngvoice; sound; language
2Middle Chinese聲sound, voice

via Vietnamese khét

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesekhéthaving a burning smell
Every word from Middle Chinese 聲 →Every word from Vietnamese tiếng →