东床坦腹
dōng​chuáng​tǎn​fù

ideal son-in-law

  • created reference approved 东床坦腹/東床坦腹 → 坦腹东床/坦腹東床 (synonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    东床坦腹 / 東床坦腹 dōng​chuáng​tǎn​fù

    坦腹东床 / 坦腹東床 tǎn​fù​dōng​chuáng

    synonym

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  • created sense approved 东床坦腹/東床坦腹 · dōng​chuáng​tǎn​fù · ideal son-in-law — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    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.

    东床 (literal) → 东床/東床 · dōng​chuáng · son-in-law 坦腹 (literal) → 坦腹 · tǎn​fù · to lie on one's back

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