卖儿贴妇 — “Sell sons and pawn wives”
卖儿贴妇 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be forced to sell one's children and wife due to extreme poverty or hardship”. Literally, “sell sons and pawn wives”.
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卖儿贴妇 Pronunciation and Pinyin
卖儿贴妇 Character Breakdown
Stroke OrderExample Sentence with 卖儿贴妇
在旧社会，许多贫苦人家走投无路时，常常不得不卖儿贴妇，以求一线生机。
In the old society, many impoverished families, when at their wits' end, often had to sell their children and pawn their wives in a desperate attempt to survive.
Idioms Related to 卖儿贴妇
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- mài卖guāi乖nòng弄qiào俏show off cleverness and feign charm
- 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
- mài卖jiàn剑mǎi买dú犊give up fighting for farming
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What does 卖儿贴妇 mean?
卖儿贴妇 (mài ér tiē fù) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be forced to sell one's children and wife due to extreme poverty or hardship”.
How do you pronounce 卖儿贴妇?
卖儿贴妇 is pronounced mài ér tiē fù in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 卖儿贴妇 literally mean?
Literally, 卖儿贴妇 means “sell sons and pawn wives”. It is used to mean “to be forced to sell one's children and wife due to extreme poverty or hardship”.
What is the Chinese definition of 卖儿贴妇?
指因生活所迫，把妻子儿女卖给别人。