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jukˍ₆
Pinyin
yu4
Translations
noun
sell; vend
jukˍ₆jiˎ₄maaiˍ₆neoiˏ₅
(鬻儿卖女)
Pinyin
yu4 er2 mai4 nu:3
Translations
noun
sell one's children
maaiˍ₆jiˎ₄jukˍ₆neoiˏ₅
(卖儿鬻女)
Pinyin
mai4 er2 yu4 nu:3
Translations
noun
sell one's children (i.e., people have nothing to live on were forced to sell their sons and daughters)
noun
to sell one's children when compelled by poverty
maaiˍ₆gunˉ¹jukˍ₆zoek˗₃
(卖官鬻爵)
Pinyin
mai4 guan1 yu4 jue2
Translations
noun
to sell official posts and titles, describes a corrupt government