Where does “khó chịu” come from?

khó chịu (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese khó, from Chinese 庫.

khó chịu (Vietnamese): uncomfortable; uneasy; intolerable

Definitions

  1. uncomfortable; uneasy; intolerable

Ancestry of “khó chịu”, step by step

khó chịu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese khó

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesekhódifficult; tough; hard to get along with; hard to...
2Chinese庫—

via Vietnamese chịu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesechịuto endure; to suffer; to tolerate; to put up with
2Middle Chinese受—
Every word from Chinese 庫 →Every word from Vietnamese khó →