ngủ chay

Vietnamese

Etymology

ngủ (“to sleep”) +‎ chay (“vegan”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ŋu˧˩ t͡ɕaj˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ŋʊw˧˨ t͡ɕaj˧˧]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ŋʊw˨˩˦ ca(ː)j˧˧]

Verb

ngủ chay

1. to purely sleep, without anything else happening (i.e. sex) on the bed