Where does “túng thiếu” come from?
túng thiếu (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese từng — once; every; each; quantity; amount.
túng thiếu (Vietnamese): lacking money; broke
Definitions
- lacking money; broke
Ancestry of “túng thiếu”, step by step
túng thiếu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Vietnamese từng
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vietnamese | từng | once; every; each; quantity; amount |
via Vietnamese thiếu
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vietnamese | thiếu | to be short of, to lack |