fù mǔ zhī mìng , méi shuò zhī yándictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
(idiom) parents' orders and matchmaker's services (in establishing an arranged marriage)
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父母之命,媒妁之言 父母之命,媒妁之言 [fu4 mu3 zhi1 ming4 , mei2 shuo4 zhi1 yan2] /(idiom) parents' orders and matchmaker's services (in establishing an arranged marriage)/

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父母之命媒妁之言
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