sống thử

Vietnamese

Etymology

sống (“to live”) +‎ thử (“to try; to test”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [səwŋ͡m˧˦ tʰɨ˧˩]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʂəwŋ͡m˦˧˥ tʰɨ˧˨] ~ [səwŋ͡m˦˧˥ tʰɨ˧˨]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ʂəwŋ͡m˦˥ tʰɨ˨˩˦] ~ [səwŋ͡m˦˥ tʰɨ˨˩˦]

Verb

sống thử

1. (neologism) to cohabit (live together as if married)