Where does “ngành nghề” come from?

ngành nghề (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese nghề, from Chinese 狻猊, from Chinese 龍生九子 — {{w|Nine sons of the dragon}}.

ngành nghề (Vietnamese): profession, field, career

Definitions

  1. profession, field, career

Ancestry of “ngành nghề”, step by step

ngành nghề traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese nghề

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesenghềtrade; profession
2Chinese狻猊lion; mythological creature which is said to be a...
3Chinese龍生九子{{w|Nine sons of the dragon}}

via Vietnamese ngành

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesengànhan industry; a postsecondary major; a phylum
2Chinese梗—
Every word from Chinese 龍生九子 →Every word from Chinese 狻猊 →Every word from Vietnamese nghề →