Definition

Noun: - A woman who earns money by having sex with many different people, typically on the streets or in public places. This term directly refers to a female sex worker, specifically one who solicits clients in public areas. It carries a strong colloquial and often derogatory connotation.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Cô ấy bị mọi người trong làng gọi là ả giang hồ. (She is called a street-walker by everyone in the village.)
  • Khu phố đó nổi tiếng có nhiều ả giang hồ hoạt động về đêm. (That district is famous for having many prostitutes operating at night.)

Advanced Usage

• The term "ả giang hồ" is highly informal and pejorative. It is rarely used in polite or formal conversation and is considered offensive. It specifically evokes the image of a woman wandering the streets ("giang hồ") for such work.

Variants and Related Words

• Gái mại dâm (noun): Prostitute. This is a more standard, though still direct, term for a sex worker.
• Gái điếm (noun): Whore. This is a very strong and vulgar derogatory term.
• Gái bán hoa (noun): Literally "flower-selling girl," a slightly older euphemism for a prostitute.

Synonyms

• Đĩ (noun): A very common and vulgar slang term for a prostitute.
• Gái làng chơi (noun): Literally "girl of the playing world," a term for a woman involved in the nightlife or sex work.

Related Phrases

• Đi giang hồ: To wander or live a vagabond, unsettled life. The phrase "ả giang hồ" incorporates this concept to describe a woman leading such a life for sex work.
• Sống giang hồ: To live a freewheeling, itinerant lifestyle, often outside conventional society.

noun

1. prostitute,
2. street-walker