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

to use the service of prostitutes
Synonym: mua dâm
Misconstruction of mại dâm (“to prostitute oneself”)

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