崽卖爷田不心疼

Traditional: 崽賣爺田不心疼

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Dictionary entry

lit. the child sells the father's farm without regret (idiom)

What does 崽卖爷田不心疼 mean?

崽卖爷田不心疼 (zǎi mài yé tián bù xīn téng) has the following dictionary meaning.

1lit. the child sells the father's farm without regret (idiom)

2fig. to sell one's inheritance without a second thought for how hard one's forebears worked for it

Character breakdown

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崽zǎichild · young animal 卖màito sell · to betray 爷yégrandpa · old gentleman 田Tiánsurname Tian 不bùno; not so · (bound form) not; un-心xīnheart · mind 疼téng(it) hurts; sore · to love dearly

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崽卖爷田不心疼

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