Meaning of 卖身投靠
卖身投靠 means to sell oneself and pledge allegiance to a patron; to become a stooge. Pronounced mài shēn tóu kào.
- to sell oneself and pledge allegiance to a patron; to become a stooge
Definitions & Examples
Wèi为
le了
shēng升
guān官
fā发
cái财
，
tā他
jìng竟
rán然
mài卖
shēn身
tóu投
kào靠
le了
dāng当
dì地
de的
è恶
bà霸
。
In order to get promoted and rich, he actually sold himself out and pledged allegiance to the local bully.
Zài在
mín民
zú族
wēi危
wáng亡
guān关
tóu头
，
tā他
xuǎn选
zé择
mài卖
shēn身
tóu投
kào靠
qīn侵
lüè略
zhě者
，
chéng成
wéi为
le了
lì历
shǐ史
de的
zuì罪
rén人
。
At the critical moment of national peril, he chose to sell himself out to the invaders, becoming a criminal in history.
Tā他
zhè这
zhǒng种
xíng行
wéi为
，
wú无
yì异
yú于
mài卖
shēn身
tóu投
kào靠
，
chè彻
dǐ底
sàng丧
shī失
le了
zhī知
shi识
fèn分
zǐ子
de的
fēng风
gǔ骨
。
His behavior is tantamount to selling himself out, completely losing the integrity an intellectual should have.
Zhè这
ge个
pàn叛
tú徒
mài卖
shēn身
tóu投
kào靠
dí敌
rén人
，
chū出
mài卖
le了
dà大
liàng量
jī机
mì密
qíng情
bào报
。
This traitor sold himself out to the enemy and betrayed a large amount of confidential intelligence.
Yǔ与
qí其
mài卖
shēn身
tóu投
kào靠
，
gǒu苟
qiě且
tōu偷
shēng生
，
bù不
rú如
bǎo保
chí持
qì气
jié节
，
suī虽
sǐ死
yóu犹
róng荣
。
Rather than sell oneself out and live in disgrace, it's better to maintain one's integrity and die with honor.