賣身葬父
mài​shēn​zàng​fù

selling oneself to bury one's father

  • created reference approved 卖身葬父/賣身葬父 → 二十四孝 (see) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    卖身葬父 / 賣身葬父 mài​shēn​zàng​fù

    二十四孝 èr​shí​sì​xiào

    see

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  • created sense approved 卖身葬父/賣身葬父 · mài​shēn​zàng​fù · selling oneself to bury one's father — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    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.

    卖身 (literal) → 卖身/賣身 · mài​shēn · to sell oneself 葬 (literal) → 葬 · zàng · to bury 父 (literal) → 父 · fù · father

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