chăn rau
Vietnamese edit
Etymology edit
chăn (“to shepherd, to raise”) + rau (“vegetable”). Rau in this case is a perogative slang term for an inexperienced or promiscuous woman. To literally grow vegetables is to trồng rau.
Pronunciation edit
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [t͡ɕan˧˧ zaw˧˧]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [t͡ɕaŋ˧˧ ʐaw˧˧]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [caŋ˧˧ ɹa(ː)w˧˧]
Verb edit
- (neologism, slang, derogatory) to seduce and hook up with a young woman; to play the field
- Synonym: dụ dỗ