đứng đường

Vietnamese

Etymology

đứng (“to look for help or a client”) +‎ đường (“on the road”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔɗɨŋ˧˦ ʔɗɨəŋ˨˩]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔɗɨŋ˦˧˥ ʔɗɨəŋ˦˩]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ʔɗɨŋ˦˥ ʔɗɨəŋ˨˩]

Verb

đứng đường

1. (euphemistic) to be homeless
2. (colloquial, often derogatory, of a prostitute) to entice customers