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父母之命，媒妁之言

fù mǔ zhī mìng , méi shuò zhī yán

9-character word

What 父母之命，媒妁之言 means

1. 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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