卖主求荣
mài​zhǔ​qiú​róng

to betray one's master for personal gain

  • created sense approved 卖主求荣/賣主求榮 · mài​zhǔ​qiú​róng · to betray one's master for personal gain — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    卖主求荣 / 賣主求榮

    mài​zhǔ​qiú​róng

    to betray one's master for personal gain

    To seek high position and great wealth by betraying one's master or leader

    卖 (literal) → 卖/賣 · mài · to betray 主 (literal) → 主 · zhǔ · owner 求 (literal) → 求 · qiú · to seek 荣 (literal) → 荣/榮 · róng · honor

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense