媒妁之言 méishuòzhīyán matchmaker's services Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 父母之命,媒妁之言 fùmǔzhīmìngméishuòzhīyán command of parents and words of matchmakers (idiom) refers to the traditional practice where a marriage must be decided by the parents and arranged through a matchmaker