父母之命，媒妁之言

fù mǔ zhī mìng , méi shuò zhī yán

Dictionary entry

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

What does 父母之命，媒妁之言 mean?

父母之命，媒妁之言 (fù mǔ zhī mìng , méi shuò zhī yán) has the following dictionary meaning.

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

Character breakdown

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父fù(bound form) father · (bound form) male relative of father's generation (as in 伯父[bo2 fu4])母mǔmother · elderly female relative 之zhī(possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的[de5]) · him 命mìnglife · fate 媒méimedium · intermediary 妁Shuòsurname Shuo 言yánwords · speech

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父母之命，媒妁之言

fù mǔ zhī mìng , méi shuò zhī yán

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