ăn nằm

See also: annam

Vietnamese

Etymology

ăn +‎ nằm.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔan˧˧ nam˨˩]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔaŋ˧˧ nam˦˩]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ʔaŋ˧˧ nam˨˩]

Verb

ăn nằm

1. (literally) to eat and lie down
2. (figurative) to live as husband and wife
3. (figurative) to have sexual relations; to sleep (with)