màishēnzàngfù
selling oneself to bury one's father
- selling oneself to bury one's father
- Selling one's body into servitude to pay for a father's funeral; famously refers to the story of Dong Yong from the 'Twenty-four Filial Exemplars' who sold himself to bury his father and was later helped by a celestial maiden.
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- 二十四孝 èrshísìxiào