粵

下haa6海hoi2

haa6 hoi2xià hǎi

English

  1. to go out to sea
  2. to enter the sea (to swim etc)
  3. (fig.) to take the plunge (e.g. leave a secure job, or enter prostitution etc)
  4. to become a prostitute or enter some sex-related businesses, literally "to go down to the sea"

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 開始賣身，做妓女、拍AV 或其他色情行業

Examples

Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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