形婚 xíng hūn sham marriage, esp. a marriage between a gay man and a lesbian arranged in response to parental expectations of a conventional marriage (abbr. for 形式婚姻[xing2 shi4 hun1 yin1]) 联姻 聯姻 lián yīn related by marriage / to connect by marriage (families, work units) syn 婚变 婚變 hūn biàn marriage upheaval (infidelity, divorce etc) / marriage breakup 包办婚姻 包辦婚姻 bāo bàn hūn yīn forced marriage / arranged marriage (without the consent of the individuals) 事实婚 事實婚 shì shí hūn common-law marriage / de facto marriage 拖油瓶 tuō yóu píng (derog.) (of a woman) to bring one's children into a second marriage / children by a previous marriage 同婚 tóng hūn same-sex marriage / gay marriage 求亲 求親 qiú qīn to make an offer of marriage (to another family on behalf of one's son or daughter) / to seek a marriage alliance syn 最低结婚年龄 zuì dī jié hūn nián líng minimum age for marriage 衰老 shuāi lǎo to age / to deteriorate with age / old and weak syn 年岁 年歲 nián suì years of age / age syn 世世 shì shì from age to age 适龄 適齡 shì líng of age / of the appropriate age syn 年事 nián shì years of age / age syn 白头偕老 白頭偕老 bái tóu xié lǎo (to live together until the) white hairs of old age (idiom) / to live to a ripe old age in conjugal bliss / until death do us part syn 寿终正寝 壽終正寢 shòu zhōng zhèng qǐn to die of old age / to die in one's bed at a ripe old age / (fig.) (of a structure or machine etc) to come to the end of its life syn 婚龄 婚齡 hūn líng length of married life / marriageable age / actual marrying age 高寿 高壽 gāo shòu longevity / venerable age / your venerable age? syn 虚岁 虛歲 xū suì one's age, according to the traditional Chinese method of reckoning (i.e. the number of Chinese calendar years in which one has lived) – In this system, a person's age at birth is one, and increases by one at the beginning of the first solar term 立春[Li4 chun1] each year, rather than on one's birthday. / contrasted with 實歲|实岁[shi2 sui4] 破瓜 pò guā (of a girl) to lose one's virginity / to deflower a virgin / to reach the age of 16 / (of a man) to reach the age of 64 寿 壽 shòu long life / old age / age / life / birthday / funerary syn 白头到老 白頭到老 bái tóu dào lǎo (to live together until the) white hairs of old age (idiom) / to live to a ripe old age in conjugal bliss / until death do us part 耄龄 耄齡 mào líng old age / eighties, nineties, or greater (of age) 准予就业最低年龄公约 準予就業最低年齡公約 Convention concerning Minimum Age for Admission to Employment / Minimum Age Convention, 1973 参加劳动队伍年龄 參加勞動隊伍年齡 age at entry into the labour force / age at accession to the labour force 寿终 壽終 shòu zhōng to die of old age / to live to a ripe old age / (fig.) (of sth) to come to an end (after a long period of service) 一把年纪 一把年紀 yī bǎ nián jì to be of an advanced age / to be old / an advanced age 冠礼 冠禮 guàn lǐ the capping ceremony, a Confucian coming of age ceremony for males dating from pre-Qin times, performed when a boy reaches the age of 20, involving the ritual placing of caps on the head of the young man 婚姻 hūn yīn marriage / matrimony / CL:樁|桩[zhuang1],次[ci4] syn 终身 終身 zhōng shēn lifelong / all one's life / marriage syn 进门 進門 jìn mén to enter a door / to go in / to learn the basics of a subject / to join one's husband's household upon marriage 求婚 qiú hūn to propose marriage syn 相亲 相親 xiāng qīn blind date / arranged interview to evaluate a proposed marriage partner (Taiwan pr. [xiang4 qin1]) / to be deeply attached to each other syn 牵头 牽頭 qiān tóu to lead (an animal by the head) / to take the lead / to coordinate (a combined operation) / to mediate / a go-between (e.g. marriage broker) syn 姻缘 姻緣 yīn yuán a marriage predestined by fate syn 男方 nán fāng (of a marriage) the bridegroom's side / the husband's side 婚事 hūn shì wedding / marriage / CL:門|门[men2],樁|桩[zhuang1] syn 大义 大義 dà yì righteousness / virtuous cause / a woman's marriage / main points of a piece of writing syn 结婚证 結婚證 jié hūn zhèng marriage certificate 婚姻法 hūn yīn fǎ marriage law 拆散 chāi sàn to break up (a marriage, family etc) syn 大龄 大齡 dà líng older (than average in a group, at school, for marriage etc) syn 婚恋 婚戀 hūn liàn love and marriage syn 亲家 親家 qìng jia parents of one's daughter-in-law or son-in-law / relatives by marriage syn 提亲 提親 tí qīn to propose marriage syn 亲事 親事 qīn shì marriage / CL:門|门[men2] syn 婚嫁 hūn jià marriage 良缘 良緣 liáng yuán good karma / opportune connection with marriage partner 门当户对 門當戶對 mén dāng hù duì the families are well-matched in terms of social status (idiom) / (of a prospective marriage partner) an appropriate match syn 终身大事 終身大事 zhōng shēn dà shì major turning point of lifelong import (esp. marriage) syn 双喜 雙喜 shuāng xǐ double happiness / the combined symmetric character 囍 (similar to 喜喜) as symbol of good luck, esp. marriage 嫁娶 jià qǔ marriage syn 找对象 找對象 zhǎo duì xiàng to seek a marriage partner / looking for a mate 逃婚 táo hūn to flee to avoid an arranged marriage 求偶 qiú ǒu to seek a marriage partner / (of an animal) to seek a mate / to court syn 做媒 zuò méi to act as go-between (between prospective marriage partners etc) syn 婚典 hūn diǎn wedding / marriage celebration 认亲 認親 rèn qīn to acknowledge sb as one's relative / to acknowledge kinship / (old) to visit new in-laws after a marriage 姻亲 姻親 yīn qīn relation by marriage / in-laws syn 婚姻介绍所 婚姻介紹所 hūn yīn jiè shào suǒ marriage agency 试婚 試婚 shì hūn trial marriage / to live together before deciding whether to marry 破镜重圆 破鏡重圓 pò jìng chóng yuán a shattered mirror put back together (idiom) / (of marriage) to pick up the pieces and start anew / for a separated couple to reconcile and reunite syn 抢亲 搶親 qiǎng qīn marriage by capture / bride kidnapping 定亲 定親 dìng qīn to settle a marriage / betrothal syn 亲 親 qīn parent / one's own (flesh and blood) / relative / related / marriage / bride / close / intimate / in person / first-hand / in favor of / pro- / to kiss / (Internet slang) dear syn 月下老人 yuè xià lǎo rén minor divinity concerned with marriage / matchmaker / go-between syn 圆房 圓房 yuán fáng (of a child bride) to consummate marriage 婚书 婚書 hūn shū (old) marriage contract 冥婚 míng hūn posthumous or ghost marriage (in which at least one of the bride and groom is dead) 婚 hūn to marry / marriage / wedding / to take a wife syn 举案齐眉 舉案齊眉 jǔ àn qí méi lit. to lift the tray to eyebrow level (idiom) / mutual respect in a marriage syn 齐大非偶 齊大非偶 qí dà fēi ǒu too rich to be a good match (in marriage) (idiom) 权宜婚姻 權宜婚姻 quán yí hūn yīn marriage 囍 xǐ double happiness (similar to 喜喜) / symbol of good luck, esp. marriage 朱诺 朱諾 zhū nuò Juneau, capital of Alaska / Juno, Roman goddess of marriage 一拍两散 一拍兩散 yī pāi liǎng sàn (of marriage or business partners) to break up (idiom) / to separate 下聘 xià pìn to send the betrothal gifts / (fig.) to conclude a marriage 保媒 bǎo méi to act as go-between (between prospective marriage partners etc) syn 做亲 做親 zuò qīn to become related by marriage / to marry 前世姻缘 前世姻緣 qián shì yīn yuán a marriage predestined in a former life (idiom) 叔婆 shū pó aunt by marriage / husband's aunt / husband's father's younger brother's wife syn 问名 問名 wèn míng to enquire, according to custom, after the name and horoscope of intended bride / one of a set of six traditional marriage protocols (六禮|六礼), in which name as well as date and time of birth (for horoscope) are formally requested of the prospective bride's family 女家 nǚ jiā bride's family (in marriage) 婚姻调解 婚姻調解 hūn yīn tiáo jiě marriage counseling 对家 對家 duì jiā partner (in four person game) / family of proposed marriage partner 对亲 對親 duì qīn courting / meeting for purpose of marriage / to settle into a relationship 悔婚 huǐ hūn to break a promise of marriage 提婚 tí hūn to propose marriage 提亲事 提親事 tí qīn shì to propose marriage 男傧相 男儐相 nán bīn xiàng best man (in a marriage) syn 男家 nán jiā man's family (in marriage) 破镜 破鏡 pò jìng broken mirror / fig. broken marriage / divorce 聘问 聘問 pìn wèn international exchange of visits / to visit as envoy / to visit as family representative for purpose of marriage arrangement (traditional culture) 蓝田种玉 藍田種玉 lán tián zhòng yù a marriage made in heaven (idiom) 许亲 許親 xǔ qīn to accept a marriage proposal 赖婚 賴婚 lài hūn to go back on a marriage contract / to repudiate an engagement 长乐 長樂 cháng lè Changle, a district of Fuzhou City 福州市[Fu2zhou1 Shi4], Fujian / Princess Changle of Western Wei of the Northern Dynasties 西魏[Xi1 Wei4], given in marriage c. 545 to Bumin Khan 土門|土门[Tu3men2] 长乐公主 長樂公主 cháng lè gōng zhǔ Princess Changle of Western Wei of the Northern dynasties 西魏[Xi1 Wei4], given in marriage c. 545 to Bumin Khan 土門|土门[Tu3 men2] 杂婚 雜婚 zá hūn mixed marriage 