wa
qīn

common
noun

Meaning of 娃娃亲

娃娃亲 means a marriage arranged by parents when the children are very young; child betrothal. Pronounced wá wa qīn.

  • a marriage arranged by parents when the children are very young; child betrothal

Definitions & Examples

men
cóng
xiǎo
dìng
le
wa
qīn
 
èr
shí
nián
hòu
cái
zhèng
shì
jié
hūn
 

They were betrothed as children and only officially married twenty years later.

wa
qīn
shì
fēng
jiàn
shè
huì
liú
xià
lái
de
jiù
 

Child betrothal is an old custom left over from feudal society.

de
zài
suì
shí
jiù
gěi
dìng
le
wa
qīn
 

His parents arranged a child betrothal for him when he was five years old.