童养媳

Traditional: 童養媳

tóng yǎng xí

Dictionary entry

child bride

What does 童养媳 mean?

童养媳 (tóng yǎng xí) has the following dictionary meaning.

1child bride

2girl adopted into a family as future daughter-in-law

Character breakdown

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童Tóngsurname Tong 养yǎngto raise (animals) · to bring up (children)媳xídaughter-in-law

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童养媳

tóng yǎng xí

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