议婚 yì hūn
Negotiate wedding |
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提亲 tí qīn
Proposing a marriage, usually by a matchmaker to the candidate's parents. |
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合八字 hé bā zì
Exchanging the two young persons' birth data. Often a fortune-teller will be consulted to tell whether it's a good match. |
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定婚 dìng hūn
Engaged to be married |
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纳 彩 nà cǎi
(Girl's family) accepting formal gifts from the boy's family |
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出嫁 chū jià
Getting married |
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上头 shàng tóu
Doing up a girl's hair on the morning of her wedding day, one of the procedures signifying the entry of womanhood |
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开脸 kāi liǎn
Screwing off the fine hairs on the girl's face and neck |
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迎娶 yíng qǔ
Sending a party to escort the bride to the groom's house |
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迎亲仪仗 yíng qīn yí zhàng
Guard of honor |
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骡驮花轿 luó tuó huā jiào
Bridal sedan chair, often carried on the mule's back |
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婚礼 hūn lǐ
wedding |
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跳火盆 tiào huǒ pén
(bride) To jump over the fire basin, to leave bad luck behind if any. |
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秤杆掀盖头 chèng gǎn xiān gài tóu
To lift the red veil with weigh beam |
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拜堂 bài táng
Bride and bridegroom performing formal bows at their wedding |
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拜天地 bài tiān dì
Bowing to Heaven and Earth, the first bow of bride and bridegroom, often toward the door (outdoor). |
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拜见父母 bài jiàn fù mǔ
Bowing to (husband's) parents, as it's often in the bridegroom's house. |
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洞房 dòng fáng
bridal chamber |
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| Where the young man and the young woman spend their first night together. |
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| 回门 huí mén |
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| The bride's first visit to her parent's home after the wedding |
