娼

逼良为娼

bī liáng wéi chāng

to force an honest girl into prostitution (idiom)

娼女

chāng nǚ

prostitute

娼妓

chāng jì

prostitute

娼妇

chāng fù

prostitute

娼家

chāng jiā

brothel

嫖娼

piáo chāng

to visit prostitutes

宿娼

sù chāng

to visit a prostitute

暗娼

àn chāng

unlicensed (unregistered) prostitute

笑贫不笑娼

xiào pín bù xiào chāng

the notion in society that it's better to get ahead in the world by abandoning one's scruples than to suffer poverty