xúc than

Vietnamese

Etymology

Compound of xúc +‎ than. Due to the fact that, like mining coals, having sex burns a lot of energy.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [sʊwk͡p̚˧˦ tʰaːn˧˧]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [sʊwk͡p̚˦˧˥ tʰaːŋ˧˧]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [sʊwk͡p̚˦˥ tʰaːŋ˧˧]

Verb

xúc than

  1. (slang) to have sex