sell one's wife and son

sell one's wife and son

Selling one's wife and children is a Chinese idiom. Pinyin is m à IQ à y à Z à, which means selling one's wife and children to others because of life. It comes from the fifth chapter of Chan Zhen Yi Shi by Taoist Qingxi in Ming Dynasty.

The origin of Idioms

In the fifth chapter of the Chan Zhen Yi Shi written by Taoist Qingxi in the Ming Dynasty, "men and women are also children of good families. Only because of their hard fate and their bad years, they sell their wives and children and their families wither."

Idiom usage

Poor people have sold their wives and children, and they are crying for help. What money should we ask for? The 19th chapter of the romance of the Five Dynasties by Cai Dongfan

Analysis of Idioms

Synonym: wife and son