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Korean idiom Work as a hostess or prostitute

웃음을 팔다

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English rendering Work as a hostess or prostitute Literal translation: “Sell smiles”

Meaning 1

여자가 화류계 생활을 하다.

For a woman to live by working in the pleasure trade

Dictionary example 1

그 소설은 웃음을 팔아 생계를 유지하는 한 여자에 대한 이야기이다.

The novel tells of a woman earning her living by selling smiles.

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“웃음을 팔다” — Work as a hostess or prostitute: For a woman to live by working in the pleasure trade
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