thửa mặc

== Vietnamese == === Etymology === From thửa (“nominalizer”) +‎ mặc (“in order to”), calque of Chinese 所以 (sở dĩ). === Pronunciation === (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [tʰɨə˧˩ mak̚˧˨ʔ] (Huế) IPA(key): [tʰɨə˧˨ mak̚˨˩ʔ] (Saigon) IPA(key): [tʰɨə˨˩˦ mak̚˨˩˨] === Adverb === thửa mặc • (所黙) (obsolete, chiefly in translations of Chinese texts) the reason why 燕毛，所以序齒也。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]燕毛，所以序齿也。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]From: The Book of Rites, c. 4th – 2nd century BCE, translated based on James Legge's versionYến mao, sở dĩ tự xỉ dã. [Pinyin]At the concluding feast, places were given according to the hair, and thus was made the distinction of years. (obsolete, chiefly in translations of Chinese texts) therefore