ăn cơm trước kẻng

Vietnamese

Etymology

Literally, to have a meal before the lunch/dinner bell is rung.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔan˧˧ kəːm˧˧ t͡ɕɨək̚˧˦ kɛŋ˧˩]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔaŋ˧˧ kəːm˧˧ ʈɨək̚˦˧˥ kɛŋ˧˨]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʔaŋ˧˧ kəːm˧˧ ʈɨək̚˦˥ kɛŋ˨˩˦]
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Verb

ăn cơm trước kẻng

  1. (figurative) to have sex before marriage; to have premarital sex

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