Chinese word dictionary

媒妁之言

méi shuò zhī yán · (idiom) matchmaker's services (in establishing an arranged marriage)

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Simplified媒妁之言

Traditional媒妁之言

Pinyinméi shuò zhī yán

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Character breakdown

Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.

媒méi

go-between, matchmaker; medium

妁shuò

matchmaker, go-between

之zhī

marks preceding phrase as modifier of following phrase; it, him her, them; to go to

言yán

words, speech; to speak, to say

How to learn 媒妁之言

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