wá​wa​qīn

arranged childhood betrothal

  • created reference approved 娃娃亲/娃娃親 → 对/對 (classifier) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    娃娃亲 / 娃娃親 wá​wa​qīn

    对 / 對 duì

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  • created sense approved 娃娃亲/娃娃親 · wá​wa​qīn · arranged childhood betrothal — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    娃娃亲 / 娃娃親

    wá​wa​qīn

    arranged childhood betrothal

    An arranged marriage or betrothal set by parents while the children are still very young; a traditional custom in old China.

    娃娃 (reduplication) → 娃 · wá · baby 亲 (literal) → 亲/親 · qīn · close

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