Where does “tránh xa” come from?

tránh xa (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese tranh, from Chinese 爭.

tránh xa (Vietnamese): to avoid; to keep away from

Definitions

  1. to avoid; to keep away from

Ancestry of “tránh xa”, step by step

tránh xa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese tranh

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesetranhpainting, picture; to compete, to fight for
2Chinese爭—

via Vietnamese xã

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1VietnamesexãBasic rural administrative unit in Vietnam, part...
2Japanese捨—
Every word from Chinese 爭 →Every word from Vietnamese tranh →