Enjoy free Chinese learning resources from us! This series covers idioms and proverbs, which are meaningful and useful in various scenarios. Let’s explore 「典妻鬻子」 and its usage below.
Our focus this time is on the idiom 「典妻鬻子」. You’ll find its definition and examples below.
Pawn: to pawn; 鬻: to sell. Pawning his wife. Describes extremely poor life.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
diǎn qī yù zǐ
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
din2 chai1 yuk6 ji2
Chinese idioms are incredibly numerous, each carrying a special meaning and usage. This variety is a great reason to study them, and we hope these tools make that easier for you.
