dōng​chuáng​tǎn​fù

ideal son-in-law

东床坦腹 東床坦腹 dōng​chuáng​tǎn​fù
ideal son-in-law
Literally "lying on one's back on the eastern bed"; used to describe an ideal son-in-law or the act of being a son-in-law. This idiom refers to the famous story of calligrapher Wang Xizhi, who was chosen as a groom because he was the only candidate who acted naturally instead of trying to impress the matchmaker.

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