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合巹
hé​jǐn

to get married

Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents

Senses

合卺/ 合巹 hé​jǐn to get married

To share the nuptial cup as part of a traditional wedding ceremony; by extension, to get married. In the original rite, a single gourd was split into two ladles for the bride and groom to drink from.

References

same_as 合卺/合巹 → 喝交杯/喝交杯
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