屏开金孔雀
píng​kāi​jīn​kǒng​què

to choose a son-in-law

  • created sense approved 屏开金孔雀/屏開金孔雀 · píng​kāi​jīn​kǒng​què · to choose a son-in-law — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    屏开金孔雀 / 屏開金孔雀

    píng​kāi​jīn​kǒng​què

    to choose a son-in-law

    literally meaning the screen opens to reveal golden peacocks, used to describe selecting a husband for one's daughter or being chosen as a groom

    屏 (literal) → 屏 · píng · screen 开 (literal) → 开/開 · kāi · to open 金 (literal) → 金 · jīn · golden 孔雀 (literal) → 孔雀 · kǒng​què · peacock

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    created sense