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男婚女嫁

nán hūn nǚ jiàdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
to celebrate a wedding
Sources & editorial notes

Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-be977a908a187cb9. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

男婚女嫁 男婚女嫁 [nan2 hun1 nu:3 jia4] /to celebrate a wedding/

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Reference information

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Character information

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  • 男
    nán

    (bound form) male / baron, the lowest of the five ranks of nobility 五等爵位[wǔ děng jué wèi]

  • 婚
    hūn

    (bound form) marriage; wedding / (bound form) to marry

  • 女
    nǚ

    female / woman / daughter

    rǔ

    See the full entry for source details.

  • 嫁
    jià

    (of a woman) to marry / to marry off a daughter / to shift (blame etc)

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.