giao du

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 交遊.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [zaːw˧˧ zu˧˧]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [jaːw˧˧ jʊw˧˧]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [jaːw˧˧ jʊw˧˧]

Verb

giao du

  1. (usually have negative connotations) to mingle with; to hang out with
    giao du với giang hồto hang around the wrong crowd