賣春

See also: 卖春

Chinese

		sell	spring (time); gay; joyful spring (time); gay; joyful; youthful; love; lust; life
trad. (賣春)		賣	春
simp. (卖春)		卖	春

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): màichūn

(Zhuyin): ㄇㄞˋ ㄔㄨㄣ
Cantonese (Jyutping): maai⁶ ceon¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: màichūn
  - Zhuyin: ㄇㄞˋ ㄔㄨㄣ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: maychuen
  - IPA ^(key): /maɪ̯⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰu̯ən⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: maai⁶ ceon¹
  - Yale: maaih chēun
  - Cantonese Pinyin: maai⁶ tsoen¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: mai⁶ cên¹
  - IPA ^(key): /mɑːi̯²² t͡ɕʰɵn⁵⁵/

Verb

賣春

to engage in prostitution

Synonyms

賣淫／卖淫 (màiyín)

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (賣春):

Japanese: 売春 (ばいしゅん) (baishun)
Korean: 매춘 (賣春, maechun)

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