matchmaker; go-between
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
matchmaker; go-between; intermediary who facilitates a relationship
literaryOriginally the name of a character (Cui Yingying's maid) in the classic Chinese play "The Romance of the West Chamber" (《西厢记》). It has since become a metonym for a matchmaker in literary and slightly formal contexts.
Tā他
zài在
zhè这
bǐ笔
jiāo交
yì易
zhōng中
bàn扮
yǎn演
le了
Hóng红
niáng娘
de的
jué角
sè色
。
He played the role of a go-between in this transaction.
Xiàn现
dài代
shè社
huì会
zhōng中
，
jiāo交
yǒu友
ruǎn软
jiàn件
chéng成
le了
xīn新
de的
Hóng红
niáng娘
。
In modern society, dating apps have become the new matchmakers.
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Duō多
kuī亏
le了
Wáng王
ā阿
yí姨
zhè这
ge个
rè热
xīn心
de的
Hóng红
niáng娘
，
tā他
men们
liǎ俩
cái才
xǐ喜
jié结
liáng良
yuán缘
。
Thanks to Aunt Wang, the enthusiastic matchmaker, the two of them were happily married.