ái nam ái nữ

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 愛 (“to love”), 男 (“man”), 愛 (“to love”) and 女 (“woman”). Literally, “to love man and woman”.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔaːj˧˦ naːm˧˧ ʔaːj˧˦ nɨ˦ˀ˥]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔaːj˨˩˦ naːm˧˧ ʔaːj˨˩˦ nɨ˧˨]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʔaːj˦˥ naːm˧˧ ʔaːj˦˥ nɨ˨˩˦]

Adjective

ái nam ái nữ

  1. (idiomatic) having an intersex genitalia or being intersex in general
  2. (idiomatic, sexual orientation) bisexual or homosexual
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