betroth a daughter
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to betroth (one's daughter to a man); to arrange a marriage for a daughter with parental authority
formalRefers to the traditional practice where parents or guardians arrange a marriage for their daughter. The grammatical subject is usually the parents (often used with 把 constructions), while the daughter is the object being betrothed to another family.
Fù父
mǔ母
jué决
dìng定
bǎ把
nǚ女
ér儿
xǔ许
pèi配
gěi给
lín邻
cūn村
de的
yī一
gè个
xiǎo小
huǒ伙
zi子
。
The parents decided to betroth their daughter to a young man from the neighboring village.
Tā她
cóng从
xiǎo小
jiù就
xǔ许
pèi配
gěi给
le了
biǎo表
gē哥
，
shí十
wǔ五
suì岁
jiù就
jià嫁
le了
guò过
qù去
。
She was betrothed to her cousin from an early age and married him at fifteen.
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Zhè这
mén门
qīn亲
shì事
shì是
yé爷
ye爷
shēng生
qián前
xǔ许
pèi配
xià下
de的
，
wǎn晚
bèi辈
bù不
hǎo好
wéi违
bèi背
。
This marriage was arranged by Grandfather before he passed away, so the younger generation could not easily go against it.