Hóng
niáng

name
literary
common

Meaning of 红娘

红娘 means matchmaker; go-between; intermediary who facilitates a relationship. Pronounced Hóng niáng.

  • matchmaker; go-between; intermediary who facilitates a relationship

Definitions & Examples

zài
zhè
jiāo
zhōng
bàn
yǎn
le
Hóng
niáng
de
jué
 

He played the role of a go-between in this transaction.

Xiàn
dài
shè
huì
zhōng
 
jiāo
yǒu
ruǎn
jiàn
chéng
le
xīn
de
Hóng
niáng
 

In modern society, dating apps have become the new matchmakers.

Duō
kuī
le
Wáng
ā
zhè
ge
xīn
de
Hóng
niáng
 
men
liǎ
cái
jié
liáng
yuán
 

Thanks to Aunt Wang, the enthusiastic matchmaker, the two of them were happily married.

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