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Where does “ngay lập tức” come from?

ngay lập tức (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese lập tức, from Chinese 立即 — promptly; immediately; at once.

ngay lập tức (Vietnamese): immediately, posthaste

Definitions

  1. immediately, posthaste

Ancestry of “ngay lập tức”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnameselập tứcimmediately
2Chinese立即promptly; immediately; at once
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