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

mãi dâm

1. to use the service of prostitutes

   Synonym: mua dâm

2. Misconstruction of mại dâm (“to prostitute oneself”)