mài
xiào

verb

Meaning of 卖笑

卖笑 means to sell one's smiles; (of a courtesan/singer) to make a living by entertaining with charm and song. Pronounced mài xiào.

  • to sell one's smiles; (of a courtesan/singer) to make a living by entertaining with charm and song

Definitions & Examples

shēn
shì
cǎn
 
bèi
zài
qīng
lóu
mài
xiào
wéi
shēng
 

Her life story was tragic; she was forced to sell her smiles in the brothel to survive.

shǒu
miáo
huì
le
mài
xiào
shēng
de
xīn
suān
 

That lyric depicts the bitterness of a singer's life of selling smiles.

Mài
xiào
shēng
 
qiǎng
yán
huān
xiào
 

A life of selling smiles is one of forced laughter.