mài​shēn​zàng​fù

selling oneself to bury one's father

Senses

卖身葬父/ 賣身葬父 mài​shēn​zàng​fù 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.

References

see 卖身葬父/賣身葬父 二十四孝/二十四孝