Where does “nhường nhịn” come from?

nhường nhịn (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese nhường, from Middle Chinese 讓.

nhường nhịn (Vietnamese): to make compromises; to make concessions; to yield (to)

Definitions

  1. to make compromises; to make concessions; to yield (to)

Ancestry of “nhường nhịn”, step by step

nhường nhịn traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese nhường

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesenhườngto give up (something one wants or has to someone else), to relinquish, to make concessions
2Middle Chinese讓—

via Vietnamese nhịn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesenhịnto refrain oneself from fulfilling their physical...
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