Broken Spur 热液田 Broken Spur 熱液田 Broken Spur rè yè tián Broken Spur hydrothermal field 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]) 破瓦寒窑 破瓦寒窯 pò wǎ hán yáo lit. broken tiles, cold hearth / fig. a broken-down house / poor and shabby dwelling syn 破镜重圆 破鏡重圓 pò jìng - chóng yuán lit. the two halves of the broken mirror are rejoined (idiom) / fig. long-separated lovers are reunited / a broken relationship is restored syn 布罗肯海底高原 Broken Ridge oceanic plateau / Broken Ridge plateau 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 头破血流 頭破血流 tóu pò xuè liú lit. head broken and blood flowing / fig. badly bruised syn 残花败柳 殘花敗柳 cán huā bài liǔ broken flower, withered willow (idiom) / fig. fallen woman 败柳残花 敗柳殘花 bài liǔ cán huā broken flower, withered willow (idiom) / fig. fallen woman 韦编三绝 韋編三絕 wéi biān sān jué lit. the leather binding (of the bamboo scroll) has broken three times / fig. to study diligently 折戟沉沙 zhé jǐ chén shā lit. broken halberds embedded in the sand (idiom) / fig. reminder of a fierce battle / remnants of a disastrous defeat 乐昌破镜 樂昌破鏡 lè chāng - pò jìng lit. the story of the broken mirror of Princess Lechang 樂昌公主|乐昌公主[Le4chang1 Gong1zhu3] (In the tale, the princess and her husband, fearing separation during the turbulence of war, broke a bronze mirror in half. They each kept one half as a token, with the promise to reunite by matching the pieces together. They were indeed separated, but eventually reunited, with the mirror playing a crucial role in their reunion.) (idiom) / fig. the reunion of separated lovers or the restoration of a relationship 下聘 xià pìn to send the betrothal gifts / (fig.) to conclude a marriage 伤心 傷心 shāng xīn to grieve / to be broken-hearted / to feel deeply hurt syn 修好 xiū hǎo to repair (sth broken) / to restore (sth damaged) / to establish friendly relations with / (literary) to do meritorious deeds syn 依依不舍 yī yī bù shě reluctant to part (idiom) / broken-hearted at having to leave syn 石膏 shí gāo gypsum CaSO4·2(H2O) / plaster / plaster cast (for a broken bone) syn 残破 殘破 cán pò broken / dilapidated syn 坏掉 壞掉 huài diào to get broken / to get damaged / to get ruined 断桥 斷橋 duàn qiáo The Broken Bridge (at West Lake in Hangzhou) 七零八落 qī líng bā luò (idiom) everything broken and in disorder syn 断腿 斷腿 duàn tuǐ broken leg 稀烂 稀爛 xī làn smashed up / broken into pieces / thoroughly mashed / pulpy syn 破鞋 pò xié broken shoes / worn-out footwear / loose woman / slut syn 折线 折線 zhé xiàn broken line (continuous figure made up of straight line segments) / polygonal line / dog leg 齑粉 齏粉 jī fěn fine powder / broken pieces syn 鸡飞蛋打 雞飛蛋打 jī fēi dàn dǎ the chicken has flown the coop and the eggs are broken / a dead loss (idiom) syn 破 pò broken / damaged / worn out / lousy / rotten / to break, split or cleave / to get rid of / to destroy / to break with / to defeat / to capture (a city etc) / to expose the truth of syn 败絮 敗絮 bài xù ruined / broken down / shabby 坏 壞 huài bad / spoiled / broken / to break down / (suffix) to the utmost syn 碎 suì (transitive or intransitive) to break into pieces / to shatter / to crumble / broken / fragmentary / scattered / garrulous syn 爻 yáo the solid and broken lines of the eight trigrams 八卦[ba1 gua4], e.g. ☶ 锔 鋦 jū to mend by stapling or cramping broken pieces together 伤心蒿目 傷心蒿目 shāng xīn hāo mù to grieve / broken-hearted 拙嘴笨舌 zhuō zuǐ bèn shé lit. clumsy mouth and broken tongue (idiom) / awkward speaker 柔肠寸断 柔腸寸斷 róu cháng cùn duàn lit. to feel as if one's intestines have been cut short / broken-hearted (idiom) 涕泗滂沱 tì sì pāng tuó a flood of tears and mucus / broken-hearted and weeping bitterly 蓬户瓮牖 蓬戶甕牖 péng hù wèng yǒu thatched house, broken urn windows (idiom) / poor person's house / humble home syn 楛 kǔ broken utensil 伤心致死 傷心致死 shāng xīn zhì sǐ to grieve to death / to die of a broken-heart 宁为玉碎，不为瓦全 寧為玉碎，不為瓦全 nìng wéi yù suì , bù wéi wǎ quán Better broken jade than intact tile. / Death is preferable to dishonor. (idiom) 摺線 zhé xiàn variant of 折線|折线, broken line (continuous figure made up of straight line segments) / polygonal line / dog leg 断弦 斷弦 duàn xián widowed / lit. broken string, cf 琴瑟[qin2 se4] qin and se, two instruments epitomizing marital harmony 断瓦残垣 斷瓦殘垣 duàn wǎ cán yuán the tiles are broken, the walls dilapidated 破读 破讀 pò dú pronunciation of a character other than the standard / lit. broken reading 碎掉 suì diào to drop and smash / broken 断脊梁战 duàn jǐ liáng zhàn broken-back war 摺线 摺線 zhé xiàn variant of 折線|折线[zhe2 xian4], broken line (continuous figure made up of straight line segments) / polygonal line / dog leg 坏鸟 壞鳥 huài niǎo sinister person / unsavory character / broken (not in working order) 碎碎念 suì suì niàn to sound like a broken record / to prattle / to nag / to mutter 心伤 心傷 xīn shāng broken-hearted 开花 開花 kāi huā to bloom / to blossom / to flower / (fig.) to burst / to split open / (fig.) to burst with joy / (fig.) to spring up everywhere / to flourish syn 热腾腾 熱騰騰 rè téng téng steaming hot / (fig.) bustling / hectic / (fig.) excited / stirred up / (fig.) created only a short time before / freshly minted / hot off the press / (coll.) also pr. [re4 teng1 teng1] syn 鬼扯脚 鬼扯腳 guǐ chě jiǎo lit. ghost pulls your leg / involuntary tug of muscles / fig. very unlucky / fig. argumentative / fig. can't help doing it 外溢 wài yì (of liquid) to spill out / to overflow / (of gas) to leak out / (fig.) to spill over / to spread (to new areas) / (fig.) (of wealth etc) to drain / to flow outward (esp. overseas) / (fig.) (of talent) to show / to be revealed 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 