created sense approved 待字闺中/待字閨中 · dàizìguīzhōng · not yet betrothed — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
待字闺中 / 待字閨中
dàizìguīzhōng
not yet betrothed
(of a young woman) not yet engaged or married; literally "staying in the girl's room waiting for a style name", referring to the ancient custom where a woman received a courtesy name only upon becoming engaged
待 (literal) → 待 · dài · to wait 字 (literal) → 字 · zì · to betroth 闺 (literal) → 闺/閨 · guī · [boudoir/small door] 中 (literal) → 中 · zhōng · middle
Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition