賣淫

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See also: 卖淫

Chinese

sell
excessive; wanton; lewd
excessive; wanton; lewd; kinky; obscene
 
trad. (賣淫) 賣 淫
simp. (卖淫) 卖 淫

Pronunciation

Verb

賣⫽淫 (verb-object) (intransitive)

  1. to engage in prostitution; to prostitute oneself
    被暴力脅迫賣淫的婦女 [MSC, trad.]
    被暴力胁迫卖淫的妇女 [MSC, simp.]
    bèi bàolì xiépò màiyín de fùnǚ
    women who are violently coerced into prostitution

Synonyms

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (賣淫):

See also

  • 嫖娼 (piáochāng, “to visit prostitutes”)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
賣 淫
ばい
Jinmeiyō 		いん
Grade: S
on'yomi
For pronunciation and definitions of 賣淫 – see the following entry.
【売淫ばいいん】
prostitution
to engage in prostitution, to prostitute oneself
(This term, 賣淫, is the kyūjitai of the above term.)

Korean

Hanja in this term
賣淫

Noun

賣淫 • (maeeum) (hangeul 매음)

  1. hanja form? of 매음 (“prostitution”)

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
賣淫

Verb

賣淫

  1. chữ Hán form of mại dâm (“to prostitute oneself”).
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