賣春

賣春

See also: 卖春

Chinese

		sell	spring (time); gay; joyful spring (time); gay; joyful; youthful; love; lust; life
trad. (賣春)		賣	春
simp. (卖春)		卖	春

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): màichūn

  (Zhuyin): ㄇㄞˋ ㄔㄨㄣ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): maai⁶ ceon¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: màichūn
    • Zhuyin: ㄇㄞˋ ㄔㄨㄣ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: maychuen
    • IPA ^(key): /maɪ̯⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰu̯ən⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: maai⁶ ceon¹
    • Yale: maaih chēun
    • Cantonese Pinyin: maai⁶ tsoen¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: mai⁶ cên¹
    • IPA ^(key): /mäːi̯²² t͡ʃʰɵn⁵⁵/

Verb

賣春

1. to engage in prostitution
2. to prostitute oneself

Noun

賣春

1. prostitution

Synonyms

• 賣淫／卖淫 (màiyín)
• (Min Nan) 做婊

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (賣春):

• → Japanese: 売春 (ばいしゅん) (baishun)
• → Korean: 매춘 (賣春, maechun)