月下老人

yuè xià lǎo rén

Dictionary entry

(Chinese folk religion) the god of matchmaking

What does 月下老人 mean?

月下老人 (yuè xià lǎo rén) has the following dictionary meaning.

1(Chinese folk religion) the god of matchmaking

2(idiom) matchmaker

Character breakdown

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月yuèmoon · month 下xiàdown · downwards 老lǎoprefix used before the surname of a person or a numeral indicating the order of birth of the children in a family or to indicate affection or familiarity · old (of people)人rénperson; people · CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4],名[ming2]

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月下老人

yuè xià lǎo rén

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