mài yìdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
to earn a living by performing (typically in informal or public settings)
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Original source entry:

賣藝 卖艺 [mai4 yi4] /to earn a living by performing (typically in informal or public settings)/

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Other forms in these source records: 賣藝

  • 卖
    mài

    to sell / to betray / to spare no effort / to show off or flaunt

  • 艺
    yì

    skill / art

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.