食子徇君 — “To eat one's own son to please the ruler”
食子徇君 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to sacrifice one's own child or commit an extremely immoral act to flatter a superior and gain favor; to go to inhuman lengths for personal gain or approval”. Literally, “To eat one's own son to please the ruler”.
食子徇君 Pronunciation and Pinyin
食子徇君 Character Breakdown
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- shí食bù不xià下yàn咽too distraught to eat
- shí食bù不èr二wèi味eat simply with only one dish
- shí食bù不chōng充kǒu口unable to get enough food
- shí食bù不chōng充cháng肠not enough food to satisfy hunger
- shí食bù不chōng充jī饥barely enough food to survive
- shí食bù不jiān兼wèi味eat only one dish
- shí食bù不jiān兼ròu肉eat simply, limiting meat consumption
- shí食bù不yàn厌jīng精，，kuài脍bù不yàn厌xì细eat well-prepared refined food
- shí食bù不niàn念bǎo饱eat with moderation
- shí食bù不xiá暇bǎo饱too busy to eat properly
- shí食bù不guǒ果fù腹not have enough food to eat
- shí食bù不qiú求gān甘not seek delicious food
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What does 食子徇君 mean?
食子徇君 (shí zǐ xùn jūn) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to sacrifice one's own child or commit an extremely immoral act to flatter a superior and gain favor; to go to inhuman lengths for personal gain or approval”.
How do you pronounce 食子徇君?
食子徇君 is pronounced shí zǐ xùn jūn in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 食子徇君 literally mean?
Literally, 食子徇君 means “to eat one's own son to please the ruler”. It is used to mean “to sacrifice one's own child or commit an extremely immoral act to flatter a superior and gain favor; to go to inhuman lengths for personal gain or approval”.
What is the Chinese definition of 食子徇君?
谓吃自己儿子的肉以媚主邀功。