Where does “sai phạm” come from?

sai phạm (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese sái, from Chinese 柴.

sai phạm (Vietnamese): to violate regulations

Definitions

  1. to violate regulations

Ancestry of “sai phạm”, step by step

sai phạm traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese sái

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesesáiominous, inauspicious
2Chinese柴—

via Vietnamese Phạm

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1VietnamesePhạm—
2Chinese犯—
Every word from Chinese 柴 →Every word from Vietnamese sái →
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