Where does “quái xế” come from?

quái xế (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese tài xế, from Cantonese 舵.

quái xế (Vietnamese): a reckless driver

Definitions

  1. a reckless driver

Ancestry of “quái xế”, step by step

quái xế traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese tài xế

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesetài xếdriver; chauffeur
2Cantonese舵—

via Vietnamese quai

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesequaistrap
2Chinese怪—
Every word from Cantonese 舵 →Every word from Vietnamese tài xế →