sống thử

Vietnamese

Etymology

sống (to live) +‎ thử (to try; to test).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [səwŋ͡m˧˦ tʰɨ˧˩]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʂəwŋ͡m˦˧˥ tʰɨ˧˨] ~ [səwŋ͡m˦˧˥ tʰɨ˧˨]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʂəwŋ͡m˦˥ tʰɨ˨˩˦] ~ [səwŋ͡m˦˥ tʰɨ˨˩˦]

Verb

sống thử

  1. (neologism) to cohabit (live together as if married)