đi lại

Vietnamese

Etymology

đi +‎ lại.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔɗi˧˧ laːj˧˨ʔ]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔɗɪj˧˧ laːj˨˩ʔ]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ʔɗɪj˧˧ laːj˨˩˨]

Verb

đi lại

1. to go back and forth; to go from here to there (generally speaking)
2. to visit a close person frequently
3. (vulgar) to engage in sexual intercourse

   Synonym: giao hợp