Vietnamese Etymology đi + lại. Pronunciation (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɗi˧˧ laːj˧˨ʔ] (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɗɪj˧˧ laːj˨˩ʔ] (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʔɗɪj˧˧ laːj˨˩˨] Verb đi lại to go back and forth; to go from here to there (generally speaking) to visit a close person frequently (vulgar) to engage in sexual intercourse Synonym: giao hợpWikiwand - on Seamless Wikipedia browsing. On steroids.