đứng đường

Vietnamese

Etymology

đứng (“to look for help or a client”) +‎ đường (“on the road”).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɗɨŋ˧˦ ʔɗɨəŋ˨˩]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɗɨŋ˦˧˥ ʔɗɨəŋ˦˩]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʔɗɨŋ˦˥ ʔɗɨəŋ˨˩]

Verb

đứng đường

  1. (euphemistic) to be homeless
  2. (colloquial, often derogatory, of a prostitute) to entice customers
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