紅繩繫足
hóng​shéng​xì​zú

to be united in wedlock

  • created sense approved 红绳系足/紅繩繫足 · hóng​shéng​xì​zú · to be united in wedlock — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    红绳系足 / 紅繩繫足

    hóng​shéng​xì​zú

    to be united in wedlock

    to tie a red cord around the ankles; a literary metaphor for a predestined marriage or being joined as a couple

    红 (literal) → 红/紅 · hóng · red 绳 (literal) → 绳/繩 · shéng · rope 系 (literal) → 系 · xì · to tie 足 (literal) → 足 · zú · foot

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

    created sense