- 媒妁之言 méishuòzhīyán matchmaker's services(idiom) a matchmaker's words or services used to arrange a marriage
- 父母之命，媒妁之言 fùmǔzhīmìngméishuòzhīyán command of parents and words of matchmakers(idiom) refers to the traditional practice where a marriage must be decided by the parents and arranged through a matchmaker