Where does “khóc thuê” come from?

khóc thuê (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese thuê — to rent or to lease; to hire.

khóc thuê (Vietnamese): a professional mourner

Definitions

  1. a professional mourner

Ancestry of “khóc thuê”, step by step

khóc thuê traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese thuê

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesethuêto rent or to lease; to hire

via Vietnamese khóc

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesekhócto cry, to weep
Every word from Vietnamese thuê