child betrothal; infant engagement
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
a marriage arranged by parents when the children are very young; child betrothal
A traditional custom in historical China, now rare in modern urban society and often viewed as an outdated feudal practice.
Tā他
men们
cóng从
xiǎo小
dìng订
le了
wá娃
wa娃
qīn亲
，
èr二
shí十
nián年
yǐ以
hòu后
cái才
zhèng正
shì式
jié结
hūn婚
。
They were betrothed as children and only officially married twenty years later.
Wá娃
wa娃
qīn亲
shì是
fēng封
jiàn建
shè社
huì会
yí遗
liú留
xià下
lái来
de的
jiù旧
xí习
sú俗
。
Child betrothal is an old custom left over from feudal society.
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Tā他
de的
fù父
mǔ母
zài在
tā他
wǔ五
suì岁
shí时
jiù就
gěi给
tā他
dìng定
le了
wá娃
wa娃
qīn亲
。
His parents arranged a child betrothal for him when he was five years old.