traditional dowry giving; dowry
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Meanings
2 senses · 6 examplesverb
(tradition) for the bride's family to provide a dowry
archaicA traditional custom where the bride's family sends goods (household items, money) to the groom's family upon marriage. This action is termed '陪送'.
Jiù旧
shí时
jié结
hūn婚
，
niáng娘
jia家
zǒng总
yào要
péi陪
song送
yī一
xiē些
jiā家
jù具
。
In the old days, the bride's family would always provide some furniture as a dowry.
Tā他
men们
jia家
péi陪
song送
le了
nǚ女
ér儿
yī一
tào套
jīn金
yín银
shǒu首
shì饰
。
Their family provided their daughter with a set of gold and silver jewelry as a dowry.
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Jiǎng讲
jiu究
pái排
chang场
de的
rén人
jia家
，
péi陪
song送
de的
dōng东
xi西
yě也
gèng更
duō多
。
Families who cared about prestige would provide more items as a dowry.
noun
dowry; trousseau
informalRefers to the dowry itself—the property or goods a bride brings to her husband's family upon marriage. This is the noun usage derived from the verb action.
Tā她
jié结
hūn婚
shí时
shén什
me么
péi陪
song送
yě也
bú不
yào要
。
When she got married, she didn't want any dowry at all.
Tā她
mǔ母
qīn亲
wèi为
tā她
zhǔn准
bèi备
le了
yī一
fèn份
fēng丰
hòu厚
de的
péi陪
song送
。
Her mother prepared a generous dowry for her.
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Nà那
xiē些
lǎo老
jiā家
jù具
shì是
tā她
dāng当
nián年
wéi唯
yī一
de的
péi陪
song送
。
Those old pieces of furniture were her only dowry back then.