Where does “nói xấu” come from?

nói xấu (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese xấu, from Chinese 醜.

nói xấu (Vietnamese): to insult and slander someone behind their back and spread such slander; to vilify; to speak ill of

Definitions

  1. to insult and slander someone behind their back and spread such slander; to vilify; to speak ill of

Ancestry of “nói xấu”, step by step

nói xấu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese xấu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesexấuugly; hideous; bad; of low quality; bad; devious
2Chinese醜—

via Vietnamese nói

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesenóito speak, to talk, to say, to tell
2Chinese內—
Every word from Chinese 醜 →Every word from Vietnamese xấu →