làm đĩ
Definition
Verb: * To prostitute oneself: To engage in sexual activity in exchange for money, typically as a profession. This is the direct and literal meaning of the term.
Usage Examples
- Verb:
- Cô ấy bị ép phải làm đĩ để kiếm sống. (She was forced to prostitute herself to make a living.)
- Hắn ta buộc những người phụ nữ đó làm đĩ. (He forced those women to prostitute themselves.)
Advanced Usage / Nuances
- Figurative / Pejorative Use: In a highly offensive and derogatory figurative sense, the phrase can be used as a severe insult to accuse someone (usually a woman) of behaving in a way the speaker deems shamelessly immoral, promiscuous, or lacking in dignity, without literally meaning they are a sex worker. This usage is extremely vulgar and insulting.
- Đồ làm đĩ! (You whore! / You slut!) – A direct and severe insult.
Variants and Related Words
- Đĩ (noun): A prostitute; a whore. (A highly derogatory and vulgar term for a sex worker).
- Gái mại dâm (noun): Prostitute. (A more formal/clinical term than ).
- Bán dâm (verb): To sell sex; to engage in prostitution. (A direct descriptive verb).
- Mại dâm (noun): Prostitution.
Synonyms
- Bán thân (verb, literary): To sell one's body.
- Hành nghề mại dâm (verb phrase): To work as a prostitute.
Important Note on Usage
"Làm đĩ" is an extremely strong, vulgar, and offensive term. Its literal meaning refers to the act of prostitution. Its figurative use as an insult is deeply misogynistic and degrading. It should be avoided in polite, formal, or respectful conversation. Understanding this term is important for language comprehension, particularly of media or literature depicting harsh realities or conflict, but it is not a word for active use in communication.
verb
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to prostitute oneself
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