Where does “nói phét” come from?

nói phét (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese nói, from Chinese 內.

nói phét (Vietnamese): to talk big, to talk a good game

Definitions

  1. to talk big, to talk a good game

Ancestry of “nói phét”, step by step

nói phét traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese nói

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesenóito speak, to talk, to say, to tell
2Chinese內—

via Vietnamese phét

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesephétto talk big; to talk a good game
Every word from Chinese 內 →Every word from Vietnamese nói →
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