lit. the child sells the father's farm without regret (idiom); fig. to sell one's inheritance without a second thought for how hard one's forebears worked for it
trad. 崽賣爺田不心疼
Also written 崽賣爺田不心疼【zǎi mài yé tián bù xīn téng】
Characters in this word
7崽
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0
child, young animal
- Pinyin
- zǎi
- Strokes
- 12
- Frequency
- 27126 of 2500
卖
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0
to sell, to betray, to spare no effort, to show off or flaunt
- Pinyin
- mài
- Traditional
- 賣
- Strokes
- 8
- Frequency
- 805 of 2500
爷
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grandpa, old gentleman
- Pinyin
- yé
- Traditional
- 爺
- Strokes
- 6
- Frequency
- 19474 of 2500
田
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surname Tian
- Pinyin
- Tián
- Strokes
- 5
- Frequency
- 10518 of 2500
不
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0
no; not so, (bound form) not; un-
- Pinyin
- bù
- Strokes
- 4
- Frequency
- 9 of 2500
心
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0
heart, mind, intention, center, core, CL:顆|颗[ke1],個|个[ge4]
- Pinyin
- xīn
- Strokes
- 4
- Frequency
- 837 of 2500
疼
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0
(it) hurts; sore, to love dearly
- Pinyin
- téng
- Strokes
- 10
- Frequency
- 1657 of 2500