zhuì​zǐ

to sell a son into slavery

Senses

赘子/ 贅子 zhuì​zǐ to sell a son into slavery

(literary) an ancient practice where an impoverished family sells their son into slavery; if not redeemed within three years, the son remains a slave permanently

References

same_as 赘子/贅子 赘婿/贅婿