Where does “liệu hồn” come from?

liệu hồn (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese hồn, from Middle Chinese 魂.

liệu hồn (Vietnamese): to watch yourself or to look over one's shoulder and avoid dangerous individuals or parties

Definitions

  1. to watch yourself or to look over one's shoulder and avoid dangerous individuals or parties

Ancestry of “liệu hồn”, step by step

liệu hồn traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese hồn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesehồnsoul, spirit, ghost
2Middle Chinese魂—

via Vietnamese liệu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnameseliệuto think about; to consider; to weigh in one's...
2Chinese料—
Every word from Middle Chinese 魂 →Every word from Vietnamese hồn →
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