sống thử
Vietnamese
Etymology
sống (“to live”) + thử (“to try; to test”).
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [səwŋ͡m˧˦ tʰɨ˧˩]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [ʂəwŋ͡m˦˧˥ tʰɨ˧˨]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [ʂəwŋ͡m˦˥ tʰɨ˨˩˦] ~ [səwŋ͡m˦˥ tʰɨ˨˩˦]
Verb
sống thử
- (neologism) to cohabit (live together as if married)