身み売うり

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb, intransitive verb

selling oneself into bondage; prostitution

Historically refers to selling oneself into servitude or prostitution, often due to poverty. In modern contexts, it can be used metaphorically for compromising one's freedom or dignity for money.

• 貧まずしさのあまり、娘むすめを身み売うりに出ださざるを得えなかった。

  Driven by poverty, they had no choice but to sell their daughter into bondage.

• 彼かれは借しゃっ金きんのために身み売うり同どう然ぜんの契けい約やくを結むすんだ。

  He signed a contract that was practically selling himself into servitude because of his debts.

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb, intransitive verb

selling out; selling off

Used for selling a business, assets, or one's stake to a competitor or third party, often with a nuance of betrayal or loss of control.

• その老舗しにせ企き業ぎょうは外がい資し系けいに身み売うりした。

  The long-established company sold out to a foreign firm.

• 経けい営えい難なんで会かい社しゃを身み売うりするしかなかった。

  Due to financial difficulties, they had no choice but to sell off the company.