How do you say “copulation” in Vietnamese?

Q: How do you say "copulation" in Vietnamese?

"Copulation" in Vietnamese is giao phối (to mate).

“Copulation” in Vietnamese is giao phối (to mate).

Vietnamese words for “copulation”

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Hanoi [zaːw˧˧ foj˧˦] · Saigon [jaːw˧˧ foj˦˥]giao level phối rising
to mate
for “copulation” meaning: Sexual procreation between a man and a woman or transfer of the sperm from male to female; usually applied to the mating process in nonhuman animals; coitus; coition.

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