to get married; marriage ceremony
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Meanings
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to get married; to perform the wedding ceremony
literary源自古代婚仪，将匏瓜剖为两半做成酒瓢（称为“卺”），新郎新娘各执一瓢饮酒。现仅用于极为正式、古典的书面语或文学作品中，指代结婚。
Liǎng两
rén人
hé合
jǐn卺
zhī之
rì日
，
bīn宾
kè客
mǎn满
táng堂
。
On the day the two were married, the house was full of guests.
Zhè这
běn本
gǔ古
shū书
xiáng详
xì细
jì记
zǎi载
le了
hé合
jǐn卺
zhī之
lǐ礼
de的
bù步
zhòu骤
。
This ancient book records the steps of the traditional wedding ceremony in detail.
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Zài在
gǔ古
dài代
wén文
xué学
zhōng中
，
“
hé合
jǐn卺
”
cháng常
yòng用
lái来
xiàng象
zhēng征
hūn婚
yīn姻
de的
kāi开
shǐ始
。
In ancient literature, 'hé jǐn' is often used to symbolize the beginning of a marriage.