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˧˧]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [maːj˨˩˦ jəm˧˧]
Verb
mãi dâm
- to use the service of prostitutes
- (frequent but erroneous) to prostitute oneself
See also
- mại dâm