yuè
lǎo

common
noun
cultural

Meaning of 月老

月老 means the old man under the moon; god of marriage in Chinese folklore who joins couples together with red threads. Pronounced yuè lǎo.

  • the old man under the moon; god of marriage in Chinese folklore who joins couples together with red threads

Definitions & Examples

men
gǎn
xiè
yuè
lǎo
ràng
men
xiāng
 

They thank the god of marriage for letting them meet.

Hěn
duō
dān
shēn
nán
huì
miào
bài
yuè
lǎo
 
qiú
hǎo
yīn
yuán
 

Many single men and women go to temples to pray to the matchmaker deity, hoping for a good marriage.

Yǒu
rén
shuō
shì
men
de
yuè
lǎo
 
jiè
shào
men
rèn
shi
 

Some say he is our matchmaker who introduced us to each other.

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