bride kidnapping; marriage by capture
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to kidnap a woman for marriage; marriage by capture
Historically referred to a marriage custom in some ancient societies or ethnic minorities where a groom would forcibly take a woman to be his wife. In modern usage, it generally refers to the criminal act of abducting women for forced marriage.
Zài在
gǔ古
dài代
，
mǒu某
xiē些
shǎo少
shù数
mín民
zú族
yǒu有
qiǎng抢
qīn亲
de的
xí习
sú俗
。
In ancient times, some ethnic minorities had the custom of bride kidnapping.
Tǔ土
fěi匪
qiǎng抢
qīn亲
shì是
jiù旧
shè社
huì会
de的
zuì罪
è恶
xiàn现
xiàng象
。
Bandits kidnapping women for marriage was a criminal phenomenon in the old society.
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Zhè这
zhǒng种
qiǎng抢
qīn亲
xíng行
wéi为
zài在
xiàn现
dài代
fǎ法
lǜ律
zhōng中
shì是
yán严
zhòng重
de的
fàn犯
zuì罪
。
This kind of bride kidnapping behavior is a serious crime under modern law.