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下海

xià hǎi
HSK 7freq #20606

Meanings

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xià hǎi
  1. 1.to go out to sea
  2. 2.to enter the sea (to swim etc)
  3. 3.(fig.) to take the plunge (e.g. leave a secure job, or enter prostitution etc)

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Wiktionary

  1. 1.to sail out to the sea; to go to sea; to go fishing, swimming, surfing (or other activities) in the sea
  2. 2.to resign from one's profession and venture into doing business
  3. 3.to turn professional
  4. 4.to be driven to prostitution
  5. 5.to go into the pornography or sex work industry

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Etymology

In the business sense, the analogy is that going out to the sea is usually risky and unpredictable.

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