mài​xiào

to entertain for money

  • created sense approved 卖笑/賣笑 · mài​xiào · to entertain for money — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    卖笑 / 賣笑

    mài​xiào

    to entertain for money

    To earn a living by entertaining others with charm and social grace, traditionally of female entertainers who do not necessarily engage in sex

    卖, 笑

    卖 (literal) → 卖/賣 · mài · to make a living by 笑 (literal) → 笑 · xiào · to smile or laugh

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  • created sense approved 卖笑/賣笑 · mài​xiào · to prostitute oneself — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    卖笑 / 賣笑

    mài​xiào

    to prostitute oneself

    To work as a prostitute or sex worker

    卖, 笑

    卖 (literal) → 卖/賣 · mài · to make a living by 笑 (literal) → 笑 · xiào · to smile or laugh

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

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