卖友求荣 — “To betray one's friends for personal gain or advancement”
卖友求荣 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to betray one's friends for personal gain or advancement”. Literally, “Sell friends for glory/personal gain”.
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卖友求荣 Pronunciation and Pinyin
卖友求荣 Character Breakdown
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小张为了得到更好的工作机会，竟然卖友求荣，这让周围的人都很不齿
Xiao Zhang, in order to get a better job opportunity, actually betrayed his friends for personal gain, which made everyone around him despise him.
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Synonyms of 卖友求荣
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 卖友求荣 mean?
卖友求荣 (mài yǒu qiú róng) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to betray one's friends for personal gain or advancement”.
How do you pronounce 卖友求荣?
卖友求荣 is pronounced mài yǒu qiú róng in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 卖友求荣 literally mean?
Literally, 卖友求荣 means “Sell friends for glory/personal gain”. It is used to mean “to betray one's friends for personal gain or advancement”.
What is the Chinese definition of 卖友求荣?
出卖朋友以谋求名利、地位。