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冥婚
míng hūn
Pinyin
Definition
冥婚
-
míng hūn
posthumous or ghost marriage (in which at least one of the bride and groom is dead)
Character Decomposition
冥
冖
日
亠
八
婚
女
氏
日
Related Words
(20)
婚姻
hūn yīn
1
matrimony
2
wedding
3
marriage
4
CL:樁|桩[zhuāng],次[cì]
婚礼
hūn lǐ
1
wedding ceremony
2
wedding
3
CL:場|场[chǎng]
结婚
jié hūn
1
to marry
2
to get married
3
CL:次[cì]
离婚
lí hūn
1
to divorce
2
divorced from (one's spouse)
冥想
míng xiǎng
1
to meditate
2
meditation
婚
hūn
1
to marry
2
marriage
3
wedding
4
to take a wife
婚前
hūn qián
1
premarital
2
prenuptial
婚宴
hūn yàn
1
wedding reception
婚庆
hūn qìng
1
wedding celebration
婚恋
hūn liàn
1
love and marriage
婚约
hūn yuē
1
engagement
2
wedding contract
婚纱
hūn shā
1
wedding dress
2
CL:身[shēn]
已婚
yǐ hūn
1
married
征婚
zhēng hūn
1
to look for a partner
新婚
xīn hūn
1
newly wed
未婚
wèi hūn
1
unmarried
求婚
qiú hūn
1
to propose marriage
结婚证
jié hūn zhèng
1
marriage certificate
裸婚
luǒ hūn
1
lit. naked wedding
2
no-frills civil wedding ceremony lacking a material foundation: no car, house, reception, rings, or honeymoon
订婚
dìng hūn
1
to get engaged
Idioms
(9)
冥思苦想
míng sī kǔ xiǎng
1
to consider from all angles (idiom); to think hard
2
to rack one's brains
冥思苦索
míng sī kǔ suǒ
1
to mull over (idiom)
2
to think long and hard
因孕而婚
yīn yùn ér hūn
1
shotgun wedding (idiom)
宁拆十座庙,不毁一桩婚
níng chāi shí zuò miào , bù huì yī zhuāng hūn
1
rather destroy ten temples than a single marriage (idiom)
小别胜新婚
xiǎo bié shèng xīn hūn
1
reunion after an absence is sweeter than being newlyweds (idiom)
2
absence makes the heart grow fonder
少女露笑脸,婚事半成全
shào nu:3 lù xiào liǎn , hūn shì bàn chéng quán
1
When the girl smiles, the matchmaker's job is half done. (idiom)
死不冥目
sǐ bù míng mù
1
dead but will not close the eyes (idiom); to die with a remaining grievance
2
also written 死不瞑目
苦思冥想
kǔ sī míng xiǎng
1
to consider from all angles (idiom); to think hard
2
to rack one's brains
风雨晦冥
fēng yǔ huì míng
1
conditions of extreme adversity (idiom)
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