(idiom) to grant government positions or official titles in exchange for bribes; to profit from the sale of public office

to sell one's children in times of extreme poverty or disaster

to sell one's wife and children to survive a famine or disaster; used to describe a state of extreme poverty and desperation

to be forced by poverty or extreme hardship to sell one's own sons and daughters; variant form of a phrase meaning to sell off one's children

to pawn or mortgage one's property

to be pregnant with or to nurture; to give birth to and bring up offspring

to show off or flaunt one's talents; to parade one's own merits

An ancient nomadic ethnic group of northern China during the Xia Dynasty, known as [[玁狁|玁狁|xian3 yun3]] during the Zhou Dynasty and [[匈奴|匈奴|xiong1 nu2]] from the Warring States period onward.

to trade in government offices and noble titles; to sell official positions for personal profit

Philosopher from the late Shang and early Zhou dynasties, also known as [[鬻熊|鬻熊|yu4 xiong2]], who served as a teacher to King Wen and King Wu and is an ancestor of the state of Chu

To sell official positions and titles for personal gain or to raise revenue.

to sell one's writing; to write for others in exchange for money

philosopher from the late Shang and early Zhou dynasties who served as a teacher to King Wen and King Wu and is regarded as an ancestor of the Chu state

to accept bribes from people involved in a lawsuit