chơi đĩ
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Definition
- Verb:
- To frequent prostitutes: The phrase "chơi đĩ" specifically refers to the act of a person, typically a man, habitually visiting or engaging the services of sex workers.
Usage Examples
- Verb:
- Hắn bị vợ bắt quả tang đang chơi đĩ. (His wife caught him in the act of frequenting a prostitute.)
- Tiền lương của anh ta toàn dùng để chơi đĩ. (He spends all his salary on frequenting prostitutes.)
Advanced Usage
- The term is highly colloquial, vulgar, and carries a strong negative social judgment. It implies not a single act, but a pattern of disreputable behavior.
Variants and Related Words
Đi đĩ (v): a synonymous, equally vulgar term for visiting prostitutes.
- Thằng ấy suốt ngày đi đĩ. (That guy is always going to prostitutes.)
Mua dâm (v): to buy sex; a more direct, transactional term that is still vulgar but can be used in slightly more formal contexts like legal discussions.
- Hành vi mua dâm là bất hợp pháp. (The act of buying sex is illegal.)
Synonyms
- To visit prostitutes: to go to sex workers.
- To patronize brothels: to be a client of brothels.
Notes on Usage
- Register: This is a low-register, taboo phrase. It is offensive and should never be used in polite or formal conversation.
- Connotation: It strongly connotes moral condemnation, recklessness, and the squandering of money.
verb
- To frequent prostitutes