賣藝 [卖艺]

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Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. to make money as a performer
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 動詞
    以​表演​才藝​或者​娛樂​人群​嚟​賺​錢
    to perform or entertain people to make a living
    • 佢不時喺街頭賣藝。
      佢不时喺街头卖艺。
      keoi5 bat1 si4 hai2 gaai1 tau4 maai6 ngai6.
      He often performs in the street to earn money.
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. verb
    to make a living as a performer
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. （沒有對應漢語詞彙）
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    江湖卖艺
    江湖賣藝
    • nomadic artist; buskers
  2. Cantonese
    佢不时喺街头卖艺。
    佢不時喺街頭賣藝。
    keoi5 bat1 si4 hai2 gaai1 tau4 maai6 ngai6.
    • He often performs in the street to earn money.
  3. Cantonese
    卖艺 唔卖身
    賣藝 唔賣身
    maai6 ngai6 m4 maai6 san1
    • to only entertain (a customer) with one's artistic performance but not with sex
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    卖艺不卖身
    賣藝不賣身
    mài yì bù mài shēn
    • to sell art but not body