ái nam ái nữ

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 愛 (“to love”), 男 (“man”), 愛 (“to love”) and 女 (“woman”). Literally, “to love man and woman”.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔaːj˧˦ naːm˧˧ ʔaːj˧˦ nɨ˦ˀ˥]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔaːj˨˩˦ naːm˧˧ ʔaːj˨˩˦ nɨ˧˨]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ʔaːj˦˥ naːm˧˧ ʔaːj˦˥ nɨ˨˩˦]

Adjective

ái nam ái nữ

1. (idiomatic) having an intersex genitalia or being intersex in general
2. (idiomatic, sexual orientation) bisexual or homosexual