mài mìng

Traditional: 賣命

卖命 (mài mìng) is a Chinese word meaning “to work tirelessly; to give one's all; to slave away; to throw away one's life; to sacrifice oneself (usu. for an unworthy cause)”.

Meanings

  1. 1to work tirelessly; to give one's all; to slave away
  2. 2to throw away one's life; to sacrifice oneself (usu. for an unworthy cause)

Characters in 卖命

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