河伯娶妇
hé​bó​qǔ​fù

He Bo marrying a wife

  • created reference approved 河伯娶妇/河伯娶婦 → 西门豹/西門豹 (see) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    河伯娶妇 / 河伯娶婦 hé​bó​qǔ​fù

    西门豹 / 西門豹 xī​mén​bào

    see

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  • created sense approved 河伯娶妇/河伯娶婦 · hé​bó​qǔ​fù · He Bo marrying a wife — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    河伯娶妇 / 河伯娶婦

    hé​bó​qǔ​fù

    He Bo marrying a wife

    A historical local custom of offering a young girl as a bride to the God of the Yellow River; famously abolished by the official [[西门豹|西門豹|xi1 men2 bao4]] who exposed the practice as a scam by corrupt officials and shamans.

    河伯 (literal) → 河伯 · hé​bó · Yellow River God 娶 (literal) → 娶 · qǔ · to marry a woman 妇 (literal) → 妇/婦 · fù · wife

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