Where does “rành mạch” come from?

rành mạch (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese mạch, from Chinese 脈.

rành mạch (Vietnamese): clear and coherent; clear; clear-cut; specific

Definitions

  1. clear and coherent; clear; clear-cut; specific

Ancestry of “rành mạch”, step by step

rành mạch traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese mạch

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesemạcha blood vessel; a pulse; a circuit
2Chinese脈—

via Vietnamese rành

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnameserànhto know clearly; to be acquainted (with)
Every word from Chinese 脈 →Every word from Vietnamese mạch →