卖妻鬻子 — “Sell wife, sell children”
卖妻鬻子 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be forced by extreme poverty or hardship to sell one's wife and children”. Literally, “sell wife, sell children”.
卖妻鬻子 Pronunciation and Pinyin
卖妻鬻子 Character Breakdown
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More idioms starting with 卖
- mài卖zhǔ主qiú求róng荣betray master for personal gain
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- mài卖qiào俏yǐ倚mén门flaunt charm to solicit customers
- mài卖qiào俏yíng营jiān奸use charm to commit wickedness
- mài卖qiào俏xíng行jiān奸flaunt charms and commit adultery
- mài卖qiào俏yíng迎jiān奸flirt to entice illicit acts
- mài卖ér儿tiē贴fù妇sell children and wife due to poverty
- mài卖ér儿yù鬻nǚ女sell children due to extreme poverty
- mài卖gōng公yíng营sī私betray public trust for private gain
- mài卖dāo刀mǎi买niú牛abandon conflict for peaceful work
- mài卖dāo刀mǎi买dú犊give up fighting for farming
- mài卖jiàn剑mǎi买niú牛abandon fighting for peaceful farming
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What does 卖妻鬻子 mean?
卖妻鬻子 (mài qī yù zǐ) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be forced by extreme poverty or hardship to sell one's wife and children”.
How do you pronounce 卖妻鬻子?
卖妻鬻子 is pronounced mài qī yù zǐ in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 卖妻鬻子 literally mean?
Literally, 卖妻鬻子 means “sell wife, sell children”. It is used to mean “to be forced by extreme poverty or hardship to sell one's wife and children”.
What is the Chinese definition of 卖妻鬻子?
指因生活所迫，把妻子儿女卖给别人。