mài​tóu​mài​jiǎo

to show one's face in public

  • created reference approved 卖头卖脚/賣頭賣腳 → 抛头露面/拋頭露面 (synonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    卖头卖脚 / 賣頭賣腳 mài​tóu​mài​jiǎo

    抛头露面 / 拋頭露面 pāo​tóu​lù​miàn

    synonym

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

    created reference

  • created sense approved 卖头卖脚/賣頭賣腳 · mài​tóu​mài​jiǎo · to show one's face in public — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    卖头卖脚 / 賣頭賣腳

    mài​tóu​mài​jiǎo

    to show one's face in public

    to appear in public, specifically of women in a traditional context where staying at home was expected; to expose oneself to the public eye

    卖 (literal) → 卖/賣 · mài · to show off 头 (literal) → 头/頭 · tóu · head 卖 (literal) → 卖/賣 · mài · to show off 脚 (literal) → 脚/腳 · jiǎo · foot

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

    created sense

  • created sense approved 卖头卖脚/賣頭賣腳 · mài​tóu​mài​jiǎo · to be a prostitute — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    卖头卖脚 / 賣頭賣腳

    mài​tóu​mài​jiǎo

    to be a prostitute

    to engage in prostitution; to sell one's body

    卖 (literal) → 卖/賣 · mài · to sell 头 (literal) → 头/頭 · tóu · head 卖 (literal) → 卖/賣 · mài · to sell 脚 (literal) → 脚/腳 · jiǎo · foot

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

    created sense