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賣淫

賣淫

See also: 卖淫

Chinese

		to sell	excessive; wanton; lewd excessive; wanton; lewd; kinky; obscene
trad. (賣淫)		賣	淫
simp. (卖淫)		卖	淫

Noun

賣淫

prostitution

Verb

賣淫

to prostitute oneself

Synonyms

賣春／卖春 (màichūn)

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): màiyín

(Zhuyin): ㄇㄞˋ ㄧㄣˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): maai⁶ jam⁴
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): mai-yìm

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - 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
  - IPA ^(key): /mɑːi̯²² jɐm²¹/
Hakka
- (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: mai-yìm
  - Hakka Romanization System: mai imˇ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: mai⁴ yim²
  - IPA: /ma̯i⁵⁵ im¹¹/
- (Southern Sixian, incl. Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: mai-yìm
  - Hakka Romanization System: mai (r)imˇ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: mai⁴ yim²
  - IPA: /ma̯i⁵⁵ (j)im¹¹/