Where does “quở trách” come from?

quở trách (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese trách, from Chinese 責.

quở trách (Vietnamese): to rebuke

Definitions

  1. to rebuke

Ancestry of “quở trách”, step by step

quở trách traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese trách

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesetráchto reproach; to blame; to reprove
2Chinese責—

via Vietnamese quở

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesequởto chide, scold, reprimand, reprove, rebuke
Every word from Chinese 責 →Every word from Vietnamese trách →
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