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卖妻鬻子
mài​qī​yù​zǐ

to sell one's family

Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents
  1. 卖 賣 mài verb
    to sell
    To exchange goods for money; to be for sale; opposite of 买 mǎi
  2. 妻 qī noun
    wife
    (bound form) wife; a man's legal spouse; appears in words like 妻子 qī​zi and 夫妻 fū​qī
  3. 鬻 yù
    to sell
    (bound form) to sell; to vend, especially in desperate or improper circumstances
  4. 子 zǐ noun
    son
    (bound form) son; child; offspring