亲上加亲
qīn​shang​jiā​qīn

to cement ties by marriage

  • created reference approved 亲上加亲/親上加親 → 亲上成亲/親上成親 (variant) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    亲上加亲 / 親上加親 qīn​shang​jiā​qīn

    亲上成亲 / 親上成親 qīn​shang​chéng​qīn

    variant

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

    created reference

  • created sense approved 亲上加亲/親上加親 · qīn​shang​jiā​qīn · to cement ties by marriage — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    亲上加亲 / 親上加親

    qīn​shang​jiā​qīn

    to cement ties by marriage

    To strengthen an existing family connection through a new marriage, such as between cousins; also means to become even closer through multiple layers of kinship.

    qīn​shàng​jiā​qīn

    亲 (literal) → 亲/親 · qīn · close 上 (literal) → 上 · shang · on 加 (literal) → 加 · jiā · to add 亲 (literal) → 亲/親 · qīn · close

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

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