lên giường

Vietnamese

Etymology

lên +‎ giường. Probably Calque of Chinese 上床 (thượng sàng).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [len˧˧ zɨəŋ˨˩]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [len˧˧ jɨəŋ˦˩]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ləːn˧˧ jɨəŋ˨˩]

Verb

lên giường

  1. to go to bed; to hit the hay
  2. (figurative) to go to bed (with someone); to lie with
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