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父母之命，媒妁之言
fù mǔ zhī mìng , méi shuò zhī yán
What 父母之命，媒妁之言 means
- idiomparents' orders and matchmaker's services (in establishing an arranged marriage)
The characters in 父母之命，媒妁之言
- 父fù(bound form) father; (bound form) male relative of father's generation…
- 母mǔmother; elderly female relative; origin
- 之zhī(possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的; him; her
- 命mìnglife; fate; order or command
- 媒méimedium; intermediary; matchmaker
- 妁shuò(literary) matchmaker (on the bride's side)
- 之zhī(possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的; him; her
- 言yánwords; speech; to say
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