lên giường

Vietnamese

Etymology

lên +‎ giường. Probably Calque of Chinese 上床 (thượng sàng).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [len˧˧ zɨəŋ˨˩]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [len˧˧ jɨəŋ˦˩]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ləːn˧˧ jɨəŋ˨˩]

Verb

lên giường

1. to go to bed; to hit the hay
2. (figurative) to go to bed (with someone); to lie with