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卖爵赘子 — “Sell peerage and children into servitude”

卖爵赘子 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be forced by dire poverty to sell one's official title and even one's children into servitude, indicating extreme destitution and desperation”. Literally, “Sell peerage and children into servitude”.

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卖爵赘子 Pronunciation and Pinyin

卖爵赘子 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
卖
mài8sell, betray, exert, show off
爵
jué17nobility title or wine vessel
赘
zhuì14superfluous; marry into
子
zi3son, child, seed, small thing

Example Sentence with 卖爵赘子

在那个动荡的年代,许多家庭生活艰难,甚至不得不卖爵赘子以求生。
In that turbulent era, many families struggled greatly, even having to sell their titles and children into servitude just to survive.

Idioms Related to 卖爵赘子

Synonyms of 卖爵赘子

  • mài卖jué爵yù鬻zi子sell peerage and children due to poverty

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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Questions about 卖爵赘子

What does 卖爵赘子 mean?

卖爵赘子 (mài jué zhuì zi) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be forced by dire poverty to sell one's official title and even one's children into servitude, indicating extreme destitution and desperation”.

How do you pronounce 卖爵赘子?

卖爵赘子 is pronounced mài jué zhuì zi in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 卖爵赘子 literally mean?

Literally, 卖爵赘子 means “Sell peerage and children into servitude”. It is used to mean “to be forced by dire poverty to sell one's official title and even one's children into servitude, indicating extreme destitution and desperation”.

What is the Chinese definition of 卖爵赘子?

赘子:穷苦人家把孩子卖给富家做奴婢。因生活所迫,出卖爵位和子女

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