Where does “sành điệu” come from?

sành điệu (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese điệu, from Middle Chinese 調.

sành điệu (Vietnamese): connoisseur-like

Definitions

  1. connoisseur-like

Ancestry of “sành điệu”, step by step

sành điệu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese điệu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnameseđiệumelody, tune, air
2Middle Chinese調—

via Vietnamese sành

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesesànhglazed terra cotta
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