ăn nằm

See also: annam

Vietnamese

Etymology

ăn +‎ nằm.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔan˧˧ nam˨˩]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔaŋ˧˧ nam˦˩]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʔaŋ˧˧ nam˨˩]

Verb

ăn nằm

  1. (literally) to eat and lie down
  2. (figurative) to live as husband and wife
  3. (figurative) to have sexual relations; to sleep (with)