zǎi mài yé tián bù xīn téng

Traditional: 崽賣爺田不心疼

崽卖爷田不心疼 (zǎi mài yé tián bù xīn téng) is a Chinese word meaning “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”.

Meanings

  1. 1lit. the child sells the father's farm without regret (idiom)
  2. 2fig. to sell one's inheritance without a second thought for how hard one's forebears worked for it

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