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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