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出卖灵魂

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Collocation

1
做出卖灵魂的事情
2
不愿出卖灵魂
3
出卖自己的灵魂
4
竟然出卖灵魂
5
为了(某事)出卖灵魂

Definition

出卖灵魂

Literally means:

betray one's soul

Actually means:

灵魂, soul, means conscience or personality.

This phrase means that somebody does something illegal, immoral or detrimental to the interest of the country, nation or other people just for his personal interests.

It connotes sever criticism. Derogatory.

灵魂,良心或人格。

指为了私利,丧失良心,违背法律或道德,做出损害国家、民族或他人利益的坏事。

含有严厉批评责备的意思。具有贬义色彩。

Example

Used as predicate, object or attributive, and ca have other words in between. (作谓语、宾语、定语,中间可以插入别的词语)
1
Rèn
任何
guójiā
国家
de
rénmín
人民
huì
yán
严厉
chéng
惩罚
xiē
那些
chūmài
出卖
línghún
灵魂
  
,
tóukào
投靠
rén
敌人
de
mín
民族
bàilèi
败类
  

The people of any country will severely punish the national scum who sell their souls and rely on their enemies.

2
Zhēn
méixiǎngdào
没想到
  
,
jìngrán
竟然
huì
wèile
为了
chūguó
出国
ér
zuòchū
做出
zhèzhǒng
这种
chūmài
出卖
línghún
灵魂
de
shìqing
事情
  

I didn't expect him to do such a soul-destroying thing in order to go abroad.

3
xiǎng
huā
qián
大钱
ràng
ge
那个
niang
姑娘
niáng
zài
tíng
法庭
shàng
shuō
jiǎhuà
假话
  
,
dàn
niang
姑娘
shuō
  
:
línghún
灵魂
shì
jià
无价
de
  
,
huā
zài
duō
de
qián
  
,
huì
不会
chūmài
出卖
自己
de
línghún
灵魂
de
  

He wanted to spend a lot of money to get the girl to tell lies in court, but the girl said, "The soul is priceless, and if you spend more money, I won't betray my soul."

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