Where does “mâu thuẫn” come from?
mâu thuẫn (Vietnamese) comes from Japanese 矛盾, from Middle Chinese 矛盾.
mâu thuẫn (Vietnamese): contradiction; conflict
Ancestry of “mâu thuẫn”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Japanese | 矛盾 | a contradiction, an inconsistency, a paradox; to... |
| 2 | Middle Chinese | 矛盾 | — |