卖儿鬻女 — “Sell sons and sell daughters”
卖儿鬻女 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be forced by extreme poverty and destitution to sell one's children for survival”. Literally, “sell sons and sell daughters”.
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卖儿鬻女 Pronunciation and Pinyin
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在那个艰苦的年代，许多家庭因为生活所迫，不得已卖儿鬻女
In that difficult era, many families were compelled by their circumstances to sell their children.
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More idioms starting with 卖
- mài卖zhǔ主qiú求róng荣betray master for personal gain
- 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tiē贴fù妇sell children and wife due to 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 卖儿鬻女 mean?
卖儿鬻女 (mài ér yù nǚ) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be forced by extreme poverty and destitution to sell one's children for survival”.
How do you pronounce 卖儿鬻女?
卖儿鬻女 is pronounced mài ér yù nǚ in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 卖儿鬻女 literally mean?
Literally, 卖儿鬻女 means “sell sons and sell daughters”. It is used to mean “to be forced by extreme poverty and destitution to sell one's children for survival”.
What is the Chinese definition of 卖儿鬻女?
鬻：卖。指生活无依，被迫卖掉自己的女儿。