lâm trận

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 臨陣.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ləm˧˧ t͡ɕən˧˨ʔ]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ləm˧˧ ʈəŋ˨˩ʔ]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ləm˧˧ ʈəŋ˨˩˨]

Verb

lâm trận

  1. to be just about to enter a battle
  2. (figurative, euphemistic, sex) to have a sexual intercourse