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媒妁之言

méi shuò zhī yán
📊 Corpus Indexed: 5 clips
💡 Meaning:

Common spoken expression used by native Chinese speakers in daily life.

Spoken Idiom
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[Scene: 家庭日常]

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父母之命 媒妁之言
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父母之命 媒妁之言

(婚姻大事) ── Previous context

“parental command and matchmaker's arrangement.”

《良陈美锦》 · 02:54
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就是父母之命 媒妁之言
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就是父母之命 媒妁之言

(这婚姻大事) ── Previous context

“by parents and matchmakers.”

《良陈美锦》 · 04:40
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父母之命 媒妁之言
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父母之命 媒妁之言

(妹妹) ── Previous context

“Only parents and matchmakers have a say in one's marriage.”

《家业》 · 22:18
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[Scene: 其他场景]

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婚书又在哪儿 我们既没有媒妁之言
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婚书又在哪儿 我们既没有 媒妁之言

(人们都说 婚姻大事 媒妁之言 那有没有媒人啊) ── Previous context

“And where is the marriage certificate? We don't have a matchmaker's word,”

《云秀行》 · 33:54
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