賣淫

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 [Pinyin]
    women who are violently coerced into prostitution

Synonyms

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (賣淫):
  • → Japanese: 売淫(ばいいん) (baiin)
  • → Korean: 매음(賣淫) (maeeum)
  • → Vietnamese: mại dâm (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】
[noun] prostitution
[verb] 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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