私 定 终 身

sī dìng zhōng shēndictionary entry

to make a pledge to be married, without parents' approval

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Original source entry:

私定終身私定终身 [si1 ding4 zhong1 shen1] /to make a pledge to be married, without parents' approval/

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Other forms in these source records: 私定終身

私
sī
(bound form) personal / private / (bound form) selfish / (bound form) clandestine / (bound form) illicit / (Internet slang) to send a private message to sb
定
dìng
to fix / to set / to make definite / to subscribe to (a newspaper etc) / to book (tickets etc) / to order (goods etc) / to congeal / to coagulate / (literary) definitely
终
zhōng
end / finish
身
shēn
body / life / oneself / personally / one's morality and conduct / the main part of a structure or body / pregnant / classifier for sets of clothes: suit, twinset / Kangxi radical 158

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