truyền
See also: truyện
Vietnamese edit
Etymology edit
Sino-Vietnamese word from 傳 (“to pass on”), from Middle Chinese 傳 (MC drjwen). Cognate with Mandarin 傳/传 (chuán) and Cantonese 傳/传 (cyun4). Doublet of chuyền, truyện, chuyện, and đồn.
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
truyền
- (formal, only in fixed expressions) to pass to
- truyền tin ― to pass information or intelligence to
- to pass down to
- truyền lại cho con cháu ― to pass down to future generations