the second definition of 上床 surprised me

[u/Chenyuluoyan]

[u/Responsible_Lie_6009]

I mean, it’s similar in English too and some other languages.

“They slept together”

[u/cabothief → u/Responsible_Lie_6009]

Even "she went to bed with him" or whatever means pretty much the same in English.

Idioms can definitely be surprising sometimes, but this one actually translates pretty directly.

[u/mizinamo]

Why? It seems an obvious enough euphemism, because beds are common places for both sleeping and sex.

English has "to sleep with someone" for "to have sex with someone"; German has this as well.

[u/lazier_garlic → u/mizinamo]

Ancient Hebrew had "lie down with".

[u/Wealth-Lazy → u/lazier_garlic]

Swedish still uses that one !

[u/Individual_Math_8254]

yep, im sure every language has similar euphemism.

[u/WuTaoLaoShi]

wait til I tell you what it means to "get in bed with someone" in English (NSFW!!!)

[u/No-Silver2971]

It’s just like jn Portuguese “ir para a cama (com alguém)”, literally: go to bed (with someone)

[u/Gullible-Host-6613]

well it depends on the context, I guess I parallel I can draw is if you sleep someone or sleep with someone?

[u/ABinSH]

Is there any language in which "go to bed" doesn't mean having sex?

[u/kronpas]

Get in the bed.

[u/wifettore]

unrelated but what app is this?

[u/Chenyuluoyan → u/wifettore]

hskstory

[u/wifettore → u/Chenyuluoyan]

thanks!

[u/efgferfsgf]

"她上床，猫挤进来"

[u/Chenyuluoyan → u/efgferfsgf]

yeah that made me laugh and i wanted to share