賣淫

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

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): màiyín

  (Zhuyin): ㄇㄞˋ ㄧㄣˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): maai⁶ jam⁴
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): mai-yìm
• Min Nan (POJ): māi-îm / bē-îm / bōe-îm

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: màiyín
    • Zhuyin: ㄇㄞˋ ㄧㄣˊ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: mayyn
    • IPA ^(key): /maɪ̯⁵¹ in³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: maai⁶ jam⁴
    • Yale: maaih yàhm
    • Cantonese Pinyin: maai⁶ jam⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: mai⁶ yem⁴
    • IPA ^(key): /mäːi̯²² jɐm²¹/
• Hakka
  • (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: mai-yìm
    • Hakka Romanization System: mai imˇ
    • Hagfa Pinyim: mai⁴ yim²
    • IPA: /mai̯⁵⁵ im¹¹/
  • (Southern Sixian, incl. Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: mai-yìm
    • Hakka Romanization System: mai (r)imˇ
    • Hagfa Pinyim: mai⁴ yim²
    • IPA: /mai̯⁵⁵ (j)im¹¹/
• Min Nan
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: māi-îm
    • Tâi-lô: māi-îm
    • Phofsit Daibuun: maixiim
    • IPA (Xiamen): /mãɪ²²⁻²¹ im²⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /mãɪ⁴¹⁻²² im²⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /mãɪ²²⁻²¹ im¹³/
  • (Hokkien: Kaohsiung)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: bē-îm
    • Tâi-lô: bē-îm
    • Phofsit Daibuun: bexiim
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /be³³⁻²¹ im²³/
  • (Hokkien: Taipei)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: bōe-îm
    • Tâi-lô: buē-îm
    • Phofsit Daibuun: boexiim
    • IPA (Taipei): /bue³³⁻¹¹ im²⁴/

Verb

賣淫

1. to engage in prostitution
2. to prostitute oneself

Noun

賣淫

1. prostitution

Synonyms

• 賣春／卖春 (màichūn)
• (Min Nan) 賣肉／卖肉

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (賣淫):

• → Japanese: 売淫 (ばいいん) (baiin)
• → Korean: 매음 (賣淫, maeeum)
• → Vietnamese: mại dâm (賣淫)

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
賣	淫
ばい Jinmeiyō	いん Grade: S
on’yomi

Noun

賣淫 (kyūjitai kanji, shinjitai kanji 売淫, hiragana ばいいん, rōmaji baīn)

1. Kyūjitai form of 売淫: prostitution

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Korean

Hanja in this term
賣	淫

Noun

賣淫 • (maeeum) (hangeul 매음)

1. Hanja form^? of 매음 (“prostitution”).

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Vietnamese

Hán tự in this word
賣	淫

Verb

賣淫

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