trai gái

Vietnamese

Etymology

trai +‎ gái

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕaːj˧˧ ɣaːj˧˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʈaːj˧˧ ɣaːj˨˩˦]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ʈaːj˧˧ ɣaːj˦˥]

Noun

trai gái

1. (literal, collective) boys and men and girls and women

Adjective

trai gái

1. (disapproving) of the kind of heterosexual relationship that is frowned upon

   chuyện trai gái

   stuff about heterosexual relationships that is frowned upon