媒妁之言

méi shuò zhī yán

Dictionary entry

(idiom) matchmaker's services (in establishing an arranged marriage)

What does 媒妁之言 mean?

媒妁之言 (méi shuò zhī yán) has the following dictionary meaning.

1(idiom) matchmaker's services (in establishing an arranged marriage)

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媒méimedium · intermediary 妁Shuòsurname Shuo 之zhī(possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的[de5]) · him 言yánwords · speech

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媒妁之言

méi shuò zhī yán

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