下海 [－－]

Jyutping haa6 hoi2
Pinyin xià hǎi

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. to go out to sea
  2. to enter the sea (to swim etc)
  3. (fig.) to take the plunge (e.g. leave a secure job, or enter prostitution etc)
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 動詞、黃賭毒
    開始​賣身​，​做​妓女​、​拍​AV​或​其他​色情​行業
    to become a prostitute or enter some sex-related businesses, literally "to go down to the sea"
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. verb, figuratively, of an amateur performer
    to turn professional
  2. verb, Mainland-China, figuratively
    to resign from one's profession and venture into doing business
    • 下海經商
      下海经商
      xià hǎi jīng shāng
      to go into business
  3. verb, figuratively, of a woman
    to be driven to prostitution
  4. verb, literally
    to sail out to the sea; to go to sea; to go fishing, swimming, surfing (or other activities) in the sea
    (syn.) 落海
  5. verb, figuratively, slang
    to go into the pornography or sex work industry
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. （沒有對應漢語詞彙）
Definitions (HSK3.0)
  1. HSK3 七一九级词汇表 #4455
Definitions (兩岸三地生活差異詞語彙編—Two Shores Three Places)
  1. 臺陸用法和差異
    「​下海​」​一詞​兩岸​都​有​共通​的​意思​，​例如​到​海裡​去​或者​出海​，​如​：​下海​游泳​、​下海​捕魚​。​或​早期​指​業餘​演員​成為​職業​演員​。​但​在​臺灣​，​「​下海​」​的​特殊​意思​是​指​女性​淪落風塵​，​從事​特種行業​，​如下​海​陪酒​、​下海​賣笑​。​而​在​大陸​，​「​下海​」​的​特殊​意思​是​指​改行​從商​。
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    行下海边，吹下海风，好舒服啊！
    行下海邊，吹下海風，好舒服啊！
    haang4 haa5 hoi2 bin1, ceoi1 haa5 hoi2 fung1, hou2 syu1 fuk6 aa3!
    • Walk along the seashore, enjoy the sea breeze, it's so comfortable!
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    下海
    下海
    xià hǎi
    • to go to sea
  2. Mandarin
    下海经商
    下海經商
    xià hǎi jīng shāng
    • to go into business
  3. Mandarin
    就拿碇拆□，凭佢□下海里，已拿船舵索放宽□□；拿风篷多起来合风势向岸里去。
    就拿碇拆□，憑佢□下海里，已拿船舵索放寬□□；拿風篷多起來合風勢向岸裏去。
    Ｃｉū nà dēng ｔｉă － ｔｉāｕ ， běng ｇṳ̀ ｄｅ̿ｎｇ hā ｈｕǒｉ － ｄｉ̿ ， ǐ nà ṳ̌ｉｎｇ － ｄｕòｉ － ｓŏ̤ ｂｏ̿ｎｇ ｋúｉｎｇ mī － ｃｉｅ̿ ； nà hóng － ｐôｎｇ ｔｕóｉ ｋǐ ｌâ̤ ｈō̤ hóng － ｓｉ̿ ｈｉｏ̿ｎｇ ｎｇāｉｎｇ － ｄｉ̿ ｋｏ̤̿ ．
    • And casting off the anchors, they left them in the sea, at the same time loosing the bands of the rudders; and hoisting up the foresail to the wind, they made for the beach. (English Revised Version)