鬻儿卖女 — “Sell sons, sell daughters”
鬻儿卖女 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be forced by extreme poverty and destitution to sell one's own children for survival”. Literally, “sell sons, sell daughters”.
鬻儿卖女 Pronunciation and Pinyin
鬻儿卖女 Character Breakdown
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More idioms starting with 鬻
- yù鬻shēng声diào钓shì世seek fame and praise
- yù鬻guān官mài卖jué爵sell official posts and noble titles
- yù鬻chǒng宠shàn擅quán权abuse favor to usurp power
- yù鬻máo矛yù誉dùn楯contradict oneself
- yù鬻máo矛yù誉dùn盾contradict oneself
- yù鬻liáng良zá杂kǔ苦mix good with bad for sale
- yù鬻nú驽qiè窃jià价receive undue praise for inferior quality
- yù鬻jī鸡wéi为fèng凤pass off inferior as superior
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What does 鬻儿卖女 mean?
鬻儿卖女 (yù ér mài nǚ) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be forced by extreme poverty and destitution to sell one's own children for survival”.
How do you pronounce 鬻儿卖女?
鬻儿卖女 is pronounced yù ér mài nǚ in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 鬻儿卖女 literally mean?
Literally, 鬻儿卖女 means “sell sons, sell daughters”. It is used to mean “to be forced by extreme poverty and destitution to sell one's own children for survival”.
What is the Chinese definition of 鬻儿卖女?
鬻：卖。指生活无依，被迫卖掉自己的儿女。