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A Chinese Wedding

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ID: 3014 Upper Intermediate
Learn some useful phrases and customs when going to a Chinese wedding. Image from Pixabay
Constance Fang,Fiona Tian
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SIMPLIFIED PINYIN ENGLISH  
媒婆 méipó matchmaker
公公 gōnggong father in law
婆婆 pópo mother in law
捧 pěng to hold out
敬茶
jìng 敬chá 茶
Toasting with tea
A媒婆B新娘C公公D婆婆
A Améipó 媒婆B Bxīnniáng 新娘C Cgōnggong 公公D Dpópo 婆婆
A (matchmaker) B (bride) C (father in law) D (mother in law)
新娘捧茶很大方两姓结缘来合婚早生贵子多富贵日后百子传千孙
xīnniáng 新娘pěng 捧chá 茶hěn 很dàfang 大方liǎng 两xìng 姓jiéyuán 结缘lái 来héhūn 合婚zǎoshēngguìzǐ 早生贵子duō 多fù 富guì 贵rìhòu 日后bǎi 百zǐ 子chuán 传qiān 千sūn 孙
I'm honored to drink tea with the bride. I hope that the marriage between your two families will bring you a child and much wealth. And may your many children have many children of their own.
爸请喝茶
bà 爸qǐng 请hēchá 喝茶
Dad, please drink some tea with me!
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