chăn rau

Vietnamese

Etymology

chăn (“to shepherd, to raise”) +‎ rau (“vegetable”). Rau in this case is a perogative slang term for an inexperienced or promiscuous woman. To literally grow vegetables is to trồng rau.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [t͡ɕan˧˧ zaw˧˧]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [t͡ɕaŋ˧˧ ʐaw˧˧]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [caŋ˧˧ ɹa(ː)w˧˧]

Verb

chăn rau

  1. (neologism, slang, derogatory) to seduce and hook up with a young woman; to play the field
    Synonym: dụ dỗ
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