From basics to advanced idioms, Chinese study culminates with phrases like 「出賣靈魂」. Explore their meaning and use in this free guide.
We’re presenting the idiom 「出賣靈魂」 this time—its explanation and use are detailed below.
A metaphor for exchanging one’s soul for honor, status, etc.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
chū mài líng hún
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
cheut1 maai6 ling4 wan4
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