卖笑生涯 — “A life of prostitution or making a living as a courtesan”
卖笑生涯 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “a life of prostitution or making a living as a courtesan”. Literally 'selling smiles'. Literally, “selling smiles livelihood”.
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卖笑生涯 Pronunciation and Pinyin
卖笑生涯 Character Breakdown
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她出生贫寒，最终被逼无奈走上了卖笑生涯。
Born into a poor family, she was eventually forced into a life of prostitution.
Idioms Related to 卖笑生涯
More idioms starting with 卖
- mài卖zhǔ主qiú求róng荣betray master for personal gain
- mài卖guāi乖nòng弄qiào俏show off cleverness and feign charm
- mài卖qiào俏yǐ倚mén门flaunt charm to solicit customers
- mài卖qiào俏yíng营jiān奸use charm to commit wickedness
- mài卖qiào俏xíng行jiān奸flaunt charms and commit adultery
- mài卖qiào俏yíng迎jiān奸flirt to entice illicit acts
- mài卖ér儿tiē贴fù妇sell children and wife due to poverty
- mài卖ér儿yù鬻nǚ女sell children due to extreme poverty
- mài卖gōng公yíng营sī私betray public trust for private gain
- mài卖dāo刀mǎi买niú牛abandon conflict for peaceful work
- mài卖dāo刀mǎi买dú犊give up fighting for farming
- mài卖jiàn剑mǎi买niú牛abandon fighting for peaceful farming
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What does 卖笑生涯 mean?
卖笑生涯 (mài xiào shēng yá) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “a life of prostitution or making a living as a courtesan”.
How do you pronounce 卖笑生涯?
卖笑生涯 is pronounced mài xiào shēng yá in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 卖笑生涯 literally mean?
Literally, 卖笑生涯 means “selling smiles livelihood”. It is used to mean “a life of prostitution or making a living as a courtesan”.
What is the Chinese definition of 卖笑生涯?
生涯：生活。指妓女以出卖笑脸为业