dài​zì

to await betrothal

  • created reference approved 待字 → 待字闺中/待字閨中 (see) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    待字 dài​zì

    待字闺中 / 待字閨中 dài​zì​guī​zhōng

    see

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

    created reference

  • created sense approved 待字 · dài​zì · to await betrothal — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    待字

    dài​zì

    to await betrothal

    (literary) (of a woman) to be of age but not yet engaged to be married; literally refers to the ancient custom where a woman was given a style name only after she became engaged

    待 (literal) → 待 · dài · to wait 字 (literal) → 字 · zì · to betroth

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

    created sense