mãi dâm

See also: mại dâm

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 買淫.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [maːj˦ˀ˥ zəm˧˧]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [maːj˧˨ jəm˧˧]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [maːj˨˩˦ jəm˧˧]

Verb

mãi dâm

  1. to use the service of prostitutes
    Synonym: mua dâm
  2. misconstruction of mại dâm (“to prostitute oneself”)
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