賣身 [卖－]

Jyutping maai6 san1
Pinyin mài shēn

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. to prostitute oneself
  2. to sell oneself into slavery
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 動詞
    將​自己​作為​奴僕​賣​俾​其他人​，​以換​取金錢
    to sell oneself into servitude
    • 賣身葬父
      卖身葬父
      maai6 san1 zong3 fu6
      to sell oneself into servitude to pay for one's father's burial
  2. 動詞
    做​妓女​；​以​提供​性行​為換​取金錢​為​職業
    to sell one's body; to prostitute oneself
    • 賣藝 唔賣身
      卖艺 唔卖身
      maai6 ngai6 m4 maai6 san1
      to only entertain (a customer) with one's artistic performance but not with sex
    • 佢個爛賭老公迫佢去賣身還債。
      佢个烂赌老公迫佢去卖身还债。
      keoi5 go3 laan6 dou2 lou5 gung1 bik1 keoi5 heoi3 maai6 san1 waan4 zaai3.
      Her husband with gambling addiction forced her into prostitution in order to repay his debts.
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. verb
    to sell oneself into slavery
  2. verb
    to sell one's body for prostitution; to prostitute oneself
    (syn.) 賣淫, 賣春, 卖淫, 做婊, 卖春
    • 賣藝不賣身
      卖艺不卖身
      mài yì bù mài shēn
      to sell art but not body
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. （沒有對應漢語詞彙）
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    卖身葬父
    賣身葬父
    maai6 san1 zong3 fu6
    • to sell oneself into servitude to pay for one's father's burial
  2. 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
  3. Cantonese
    佢个烂赌老公迫佢去卖身还债。
    佢個爛賭老公迫佢去賣身還債。
    keoi5 go3 laan6 dou2 lou5 gung1 bik1 keoi5 heoi3 maai6 san1 waan4 zaai3.
    • Her husband with gambling addiction forced her into prostitution in order to repay his debts.
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
  2. Mandarin
    客家人向来有“宁卖祖宗田，不卖祖宗言”、“宁卖身，不卖言”的尊重传统、恪守古训的观念，海外的客家人亦如此。
    客家人向來有“寧賣祖宗田，不賣祖宗言”、“寧賣身，不賣言”的尊重傳統、恪守古訓的觀念，海外的客家人亦如此。
    kè jiā rén xiàng lái yǒu “ nìng mài zǔ zōng tián ， bù mài zǔ zōng yán ” ， “ nìng mài shēn ， bù mài yán ” de zūn zhòng chuán tǒng ， kè shǒu gǔ xùn de guān niàn ， hǎi wài de kè jiā rén yì rú cǐ ．
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