Etymology

mizu shobai

Today it means: The nightlife-centered industries and establishments in Japan. Full definition →

Japanese 水商売
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  1. Japanese · borrowed from水商売
  2. English todaymizu shobai

From Japanese 水商売 (mizu shōbai, literally “water trade”).

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.