hé​bó​qǔ​fù

He Bo marrying a wife

Senses

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 xī​mén​bào who exposed the practice as a scam by corrupt officials and shamans.

References

see 河伯娶妇/河伯娶婦 西门豹/西門豹