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崽賣爺田不心疼
简 崽卖爷田不心疼 · 繁 崽賣爺田不心疼Mandarin · pinyin zǎi mài yé tián bù xīn téng
Meanings
- 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
Characters in this entry
- 崽
- zǎi · a child, a servant; a diminutive
- 賣
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- 爺
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- 田
- tián · field, arable land, cultivated
- 不
- bù · no, not; un-; negative prefix
- 心
- xīn · heart; mind, intelligence; soul; 5th lunar mansion, determinative star α Scorpii (Antares)
- 疼
- téng · aches, pains; be fond of; love
- 卖
- mài · sell; betray; show off
- 爷
- yé · father, grandfather
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3–4–2–2–4–1–2 · zai3 mai4 ye2 tian2 bu4 xin1 teng2
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