break off engagement; cancel marriage arrangement
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 2 examplesverb
to break off an engagement; to cancel a betrothal; to call off a marriage arrangement
formalA formal term used in traditional or legal contexts regarding the dissolution of an engagement or marriage agreement.
Nán男
fāng方
jiā家
yīn因
wéi为
jīng经
jì济
kùn困
nán难
，
bù不
dé得
bù不
tuì退
qīn亲
。
The groom's family had to break off the engagement due to financial difficulties.
Jiù旧
shí时
tuì退
qīn亲
bèi被
shì视
wéi为
hěn很
bù不
guāng光
cǎi彩
de的
shì事
。
In the past, breaking off an engagement was regarded as very dishonorable.