xáp lá cà

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [saːp̚˧˦ laː˧˦ kaː˨˩]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [saːp̚˦˧˥ laː˨˩˦ kaː˦˩]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [saːp̚˦˥ laː˦˥ kaː˨˩]

Verb

xáp lá cà

1. Central Vietnam and Southern Vietnam form of giáp lá cà (“close-quarter combat”)
2. (euphemistic) to hook up or have sexual relations with someone

   Đừng có xáp lá cà với con gái nào nhe.

   Don't go hooking up with some random girl, okay?