巧断鸳鸯 — “Cleverly judge the mandarin ducks”
巧断鸳鸯 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to skillfully mediate or resolve a situation, cleverly bringing two people together as a couple; to cleverly arrange a marriage”. Literally, “Cleverly judge the mandarin ducks”.
巧断鸳鸯 Pronunciation and Pinyin
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Origin and Story of 巧断鸳鸯
During the Song Dynasty, in Hangzhou Prefecture, the doctor Liu Bingyi's son, Liu Pu, fell ill. To bring good fortune, Liu Bingyi decided to arrange a marriage for his son.
Upon learning this, the prospective bride's mother, a widow named Sun, had her son, Yulang, impersonate his sister to go to the Liu family and investigate the situation.
Unexpectedly, this led to a romantic entanglement between Yulang and Liu Huiniang.
The Liu family reported the matter to Prefect Qiao.
Prefect Qiao, observing that Yulang and Liu Huiniang were genuinely in love, cleverly facilitated their union, thus bringing about their happy marriage.
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More idioms starting with 巧
- qiǎo巧shàng上jiā加qiǎo巧adding ingenuity to ingenuity
- qiǎo巧bù不kě可jiē接too ingenious to be matched
- qiǎo巧bù不kě可jiē阶too ingenious to be surpassed
- qiǎo巧bù不shèng胜zhuō拙Plain effort outweighs cleverness
- qiǎo巧bù不ruò若zhuō拙Simplicity often beats cleverness
- qiǎo巧wěi伪bù不rú如zhuō拙chéng诚Clumsy sincerity is better than artful hypocrisy
- qiǎo巧wěi伪qū趋lì利crafty and false, pursuing gain
- qiǎo巧zuò作míng名mù目invent clever pretexts for improper purpose
- qiǎo巧tōu偷háo豪duó夺cunningly defraud and forcefully seize
- qiǎo巧fā发qí奇zhòng中make a clever and accurate prediction
- qiǎo巧qǔ取háo豪duó夺acquire by trickery or force
- qiǎo巧tóng同zào造huà化ingenious like nature's creation
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Open the tool →Questions about 巧断鸳鸯
What does 巧断鸳鸯 mean?
巧断鸳鸯 (qiǎo duàn yuān yāng) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to skillfully mediate or resolve a situation, cleverly bringing two people together as a couple; to cleverly arrange a marriage”.
How do you pronounce 巧断鸳鸯?
巧断鸳鸯 is pronounced qiǎo duàn yuān yāng in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 巧断鸳鸯 literally mean?
Literally, 巧断鸳鸯 means “Cleverly judge the mandarin ducks”. It is used to mean “to skillfully mediate or resolve a situation, cleverly bringing two people together as a couple; to cleverly arrange a marriage”.
Where does 巧断鸳鸯 come from?
巧断鸳鸯 comes from a classical Chinese story dating back to modern Chinese. The full story is on this page.
What is the Chinese definition of 巧断鸳鸯?
断：判定。很巧妙成全别人成为夫妻