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援助交际

yuán zhù jiāo jìdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
Enjo-kōsai or "compensated dating", a practice which originated in Japan where older men give money or luxury gifts to women for their companionship and sexual favors
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

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Original source entry:

援助交際 援助交际 [yuan2 zhu4 jiao1 ji4] /Enjo-kōsai or "compensated dating", a practice which originated in Japan where older men give money or luxury gifts to women for their companionship and sexual favors/

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Other forms in these source records: 援助交際

  • 援
    yuán

    to help / to assist / to aid

  • 助
    zhù

    to help / to assist

  • 交
    jiāo

    to hand over / to deliver / to pay (money) / to turn over / to make friends / (of lines) to intersect

  • 际
    jì

    border / edge / boundary / interval / between / inter- / to meet / time / occasion / to meet with (circumstances)

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