Where does “truyện tranh” come from?
truyện tranh (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese tranh, from Chinese 爭.
truyện tranh (Vietnamese): an illustrated storybook; a comic book; a graphic...
Definitions
- an illustrated storybook; a comic book; a graphic...
Ancestry of “truyện tranh”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Vietnamese | tranh | painting, picture; to compete, to fight for |
| 2 | Chinese | 爭 | — |