指腹为婚 — Chinese Idiom
指腹为婚 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to arrange a marriage between children before they are born, specifically while their mothers are still pregnant; prenatal betrothal”.
指腹为婚 Pronunciation and Pinyin
指腹为婚 Character Breakdown
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Origin and Story of 指腹为婚
During the early Eastern Han Dynasty, General Jia Fu followed Emperor Guangwu Liu Xiu in many campaigns.
Once, Jia Fu was severely wounded in battle. Emperor Guangwu Liu Xiu was deeply distressed and saddened.
Learning that Jia Fu's wife was pregnant, he told her: "If you give birth to a daughter, my son will marry her; if you give birth to a son, my daughter will marry him."
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- zhǐ指dōng东huà划xī西talk evasively or beat around the bush
- zhǐ指dōng东dǎ打xī西feint east, attack west
- zhǐ指dōng东huà画xī西Beat around the bush
- zhǐ指dōng东huà话xī西talk aimlessly or evasively
- zhǐ指dōng东shuō说xī西Beat around the bush
- zhǐ指dōng东mà骂xī西criticize indirectly
- zhǐ指shì事lèi类qíng情explain principles and illustrate situations
- zhǐ指qīn亲tuō托gù故claim kinship or feign acquaintance
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What does 指腹为婚 mean?
指腹为婚 (zhǐ fù wéi hūn) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to arrange a marriage between children before they are born, specifically while their mothers are still pregnant; prenatal betrothal”.
How do you pronounce 指腹为婚?
指腹为婚 is pronounced zhǐ fù wéi hūn in Mandarin Chinese.
Where does 指腹为婚 come from?
指腹为婚 comes from a classical Chinese story dating back to ancient China. The full story is on this page.
What is the Chinese definition of 指腹为婚?
在怀孕时就为子女定下婚约。