Where does “xuôi chiều” come from?
xuôi chiều (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese chiều, from Middle Chinese 朝.
xuôi chiều (Vietnamese): to go with the flow; to conform; to be agreeable
Definitions
- to go with the flow; to conform; to be agreeable
Ancestry of “xuôi chiều”, step by step
xuôi chiều traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Vietnamese chiều
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vietnamese | chiều | afternoon; the direction from one point in space... |
| 2 | Middle Chinese | 朝 | — |
via Vietnamese xuôi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vietnamese | xuôi | in the "usual", "expected" or "conforming" direction |