zhuì​zǐ

to sell a son into slavery

  • created reference approved 赘子/贅子 → 赘婿/贅婿 (same_as) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    赘子 / 贅子 zhuì​zǐ

    赘婿 / 贅婿 zhuì​xù

    same_as

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

    created reference

  • created sense approved 赘子/贅子 · zhuì​zǐ · to sell a son into slavery — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    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

    赘 (literal) → 赘/贅 · zhuì · to pawn 子 (literal) → 子 · zǐ · son

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

    created sense

  • created sense approved 赘子/贅子 · zhuì​zǐ · son-in-law — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    赘子 / 贅子

    zhuì​zǐ

    son-in-law

    (literary) same as [[赘婿|贅婿|zhui4 xu4]]

    赘 (literal) → 赘/贅 · zhuì · to join wife's family 子 (literal) → 子 · zǐ · son

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

    created sense