牵丝娶妇
qiān​sī​qǔ​fù

to arrange a marriage

  • created sense approved 牵丝娶妇/牽絲娶婦 · qiān​sī​qǔ​fù · to arrange a marriage — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    牵丝娶妇 / 牽絲娶婦

    qiān​sī​qǔ​fù

    to arrange a marriage

    to select a spouse by pulling a thread; refers to the practice of arranging a marriage or choosing a partner

    牵丝 (literal) → 牵丝/牽絲 · qiān​sī · to arrange a marriage 娶 (literal) → 娶 · qǔ · to marry a woman 妇 (literal) → 妇/婦 · fù · wife

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

    created sense