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卖身葬父
mài​shēn​zàng​fù

selling oneself to bury one's father

Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents
  1. 卖身 賣身 mài​shēn
    to sell oneself
    To sell oneself into slavery, indentured servitude, or to work for someone else, often due to poverty or extreme circumstances.
  2. 葬 zàng verb
    to bury
    to bury or inter a human body or remains
  3. 父 fù noun
    father
    (bound form) father; male relative of an older generation