Where does “nghề nghiệp” come from?

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

nghề nghiệp (Vietnamese): profession

Definitions

  1. profession

Ancestry of “nghề nghiệp”, step by step

nghề nghiệp 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 nghiệp

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesenghiệptrade, profession; karma
Every word from Chinese 龍生九子 →Every word from Chinese 狻猊 →Every word from Vietnamese nghề →