chì​shéng​xì​zú

be united in wedlock

  • created reference approved 赤绳系足/赤繩繫足 → 红绳系足/紅繩繫足 (synonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    赤绳系足 / 赤繩繫足 chì​shéng​xì​zú

    红绳系足 / 紅繩繫足 hóng​shéng​xì​zú

    synonym

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

    created reference

  • created reference approved 赤绳系足/赤繩繫足 → 赤绳绾足/赤繩綰足 (synonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    赤绳系足 / 赤繩繫足 chì​shéng​xì​zú

    赤绳绾足 / 赤繩綰足 chì​shéng​wǎn​zú

    synonym

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

    created reference

  • created sense approved 赤绳系足/赤繩繫足 · chì​shéng​xì​zú · be united in wedlock — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    赤绳系足 / 赤繩繫足

    chì​shéng​xì​zú

    be united in wedlock

    Refers to a legend that the Old Man under the Moon ties a red cord around the ankles of two people destined to marry; used to describe a marriage predestined by fate.

    chì​shéng​jì​zú

    赤 (literal) → 赤 · chì · red 绳 (literal) → 绳/繩 · shéng · rope 系 (literal) → 系 · xì · to tie 足 (literal) → 足 · zú · foot

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