Where does “khó dễ” come from?

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

khó dễ (Vietnamese): deliberately-caused difficulties or obstacles for others

Definitions

  1. deliberately-caused difficulties or obstacles for others

Ancestry of “khó dễ”, step by step

khó dễ 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 dễ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesedễeasy; simple
Every word from Chinese 庫 →Every word from Vietnamese khó →