How do you say “sex worker” in Vietnamese?

Q: How do you say "sex worker" in Vietnamese?

"Sex worker" in Vietnamese is gái mại dâm (prostitute), gái điếm (prostitute), gái đứng đường (streetwalker).

“Sex worker” in Vietnamese is gái mại dâm (prostitute), gái điếm (prostitute), gái đứng đường (streetwalker).

Vietnamese words for “sex worker”

gái mại dâmnoun
Hanoi [ɣaːj˧˦ maːj˧˨ʔ zəm˧˧] · Saigon [ɣaːj˦˥ maːj˨˩˨ jəm˧˧]gái rising mại heavy dâm level
prostitute
for “sex worker” meaning: A person who supplies sex work (short-term sexual services) in exchange for compensation.
gái điếmnoun
Hanoi [ɣaːj˧˦ ʔɗiəm˧˦] · Saigon [ɣaːj˦˥ ʔɗim˦˥]gái rising điếm rising
prostitute
for “sex worker” meaning: A person who supplies sex work (short-term sexual services) in exchange for compensation.
gái đứng đườngnoun
Hanoi [ɣaːj˧˦ ʔɗɨŋ˧˦ ʔɗɨəŋ˨˩] · Saigon [ɣaːj˦˥ ʔɗɨŋ˦˥ ʔɗɨəŋ˨˩]gái rising đứng rising đường falling
streetwalker; female prostitute
for “sex worker” meaning: A person who supplies sex work (short-term sexual services) in exchange for compensation.

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