泥どろ水みず稼か業ぎょう

noun

making a living in the red-light district

Refers to earning one's livelihood through work in the sex industry or entertainment quarters. The term carries a somewhat gritty or unsavory connotation, evoking the image of working in 'muddy waters.'

• 彼かれは若わかい頃ころ、泥どろ水みず稼か業ぎょうで生せい計けいを立たてていた。

  In his youth, he made a living in the red-light district.