méi
shuò

archaic
noun
formal

Meaning of 媒妁

媒妁 means matchmaker; marriage broker. Pronounced méi shuò.

  • matchmaker; marriage broker

Definitions & Examples

Zài
chuán
tǒng
shè
huì
zhōng
 
hūn
jià
duō
lài
méi
shuò
zhī
yán
 

In traditional society, marriages often depended on the word of a matchmaker.

 
Mèng
 
yǒu
yán
 
 
dài
zhī
mìng
 
méi
shuò
zhī
yán
 
 

Mencius said: 'Without waiting for parental order or the matchmaker's word.'

qǐng
le
wèi
gāo
wàng
zhòng
de
zhǎng
zhě
zuò
méi
shuò
 

He invited a highly respected elder to act as matchmaker.

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